Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth: a biography

by Murphy, Larry G., (Larry George)

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Born into slavery in Ulster County, New York, in 1797, the woman named Isabella escaped to freedom in 1826 and adopted the name Sojourner Truth in 1843. Throughout her long life, she was a tireless crusader for human dignity and freedom. How did this illiterate former slave overcome such daunting obstacles to become a mesmerizing orator and celebrated leader?

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Sojourner Truth : a biography / Larry G. Murphy.

Summary

Born into slavery in Ulster County, New York, in 1797, the woman named Isabella escaped to freedom in 1826 and adopted the name Sojourner Truth in 1843. Throughout her long life, she was a tireless crusader for human dignity and freedom. How did this illiterate former slave overcome such daunting obstacles to become a mesmerizing orator and celebrated leader?

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
  • Place of Publication:Santa Barbara, Calif
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 176 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780313357299, 0313357293, 1283056372, 9781283056373, 9786613056375, 6613056375
  • oclc:ocn714714255
  • LC Classification:E185.97.T8
  • Dewey Decimal:305.5/67092

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Timeline: Events in the Life of Sojourner Truth; Chapter 1. Way Down in Egypt's Land; Chapter 2. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares; Chapter 3. In the Valley of the Shadow; Chapter 4. Go Ye into All the World; Chapter 5. Blowing the Trumpet in Zion; Chapter 6. A Change of Locus, But Not Focus; Chapter 7. Though a Host Encamp against Me; Chapter 8. So They Can Be a People among You; Chapter 9. Same Song, New Verses; Chapter 10. "Something Remains for Me to Do."

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Subjects

Abolitionists Abolitionists -- Biography. -- United S… Abolitionnistes -- Biographies. -- État… Abolitionnistes noirs américains -- Bio… African American abolitionists African American abolitionists -- Biogr… African American women African American women -- Biography Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Sci… Noires américaines -- Biographies Réformateurs sociaux -- Biographies. --… Social reformers Social reformers -- Biography. -- Unite… SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies Truth, Sojourner United States

Writers

Murphy, Larry G., (Larry George)

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