Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in 1797, walked to freedom in 1826, became a preacher in 1828, and changed her name in 1843. She was a prominent civil rights and women's rights activist known for her 1851 speech "Ain't I A Woman" and her published memoir. Sojourner Truth died at her home in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1883.

1. Sojourner Truth
BY: LILY ALTERMAN AND DELANEY
DOUGLAS

2. Early Life
• Born in 1797
• Changed her name on
June 1st, 1843
• Walked to freedom in
1826
• She became a preacher
in 1828
• This lead to many
achievements

3. Achievements
• “Ain’t I A
Women”
• Published The
Narrative of
Sojourner Truth
• Civil and
Women’s Rights
Activist

4. The End of Her Life
She died at her
home in Battle
Creek,
Michigan in
1883.

5. Works Cited
Gates, Henry Louis, and Nellie Y. McKay. "Sojourner Truth." The Norton
Anthology of African American Literature. New York: W.W.
Norton, 1996. 245-249. Print.
"National Women's History Museum." Education & Resources. N.p., n.d.
Web. 03. Sept. 2014.
"Sojourner Truth." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Sept. 2014.
United States. National Park Service. "Sojourner Truth." National Parks
Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, 29 Aug. 2014. Web. 02
Sept. 2014.

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Listening!