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Sojourner Truth
1797 – 1883-11-26
Formerly enslaved abolitionist and women's rights speaker famed for rhetorical power.
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Born Isabella Baumfree in New York before gradual emancipation laws freed her, she renamed herself Sojourner Truth when preaching justice. Her speeches braided antislavery with feminism, challenging audiences who doubted Black women's intellect.