Sojourner Truth was born sometime in 1797 in Hurley, New York. Her real name was Isabella Baumfree. Her parents were slaves to a Dutch farmer and had 8 brothers and sisters. Although Sojourner Truth was not allowed to learn how to read or write, she was a wise woman and had an extraordinary gift of...

"Sojourner Truth, Fearless Crusader," by Helen Stone Peterson. The book had two hundred and ninety-four pages. I chose this book because people overlook this woman when thinking about African Americans who have spread positive ideas. The main character is Isabella, who later renamed herself, Sojou...

Sojourner Truth was born under the name Isabella Van Wagener. This was not even her last name but her masters last name because slaves went by their master's last name. She had at least five children with another slave that her master married her to named Thomas. For a while she lived in slavery...