The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

Name: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Author: Olive Gilbert

by Olive Gilbert, Sojourner Truth

EN·~3 hours

Chapters

Description

Slavery

Details

Language

Duration

~3 hours (195K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

1999-03-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Truth, Sojourner, -1883 African American abolitionists -- Biography African Americans -- Biography Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography Social reformers -- United States -- Biography E151

About the authors

Olive Gilbert

Best known for helping bring Sojourner Truth’s life story into print, this 19th-century writer worked close to the heart of the abolitionist movement. Her name is closely tied to one of the era’s most important firsthand narratives.

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Sojourner Truth

1797–1883

Born into slavery in New York, she became one of the most powerful voices for abolition and women’s rights in 19th-century America. Her life joined fierce public speaking, deep religious faith, and a lifelong fight for freedom and dignity.

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