Sojourner Truth Quotes


I feel safe even in the midst of my enemies; for the truth is powerful and will prevail.


Citations

Truth, Sojourner, and Frances W. Titus. Narrative of Sojourner Truth. Published by the Author, 1875, p. 237.

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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth
  • Born: November 18, 1787
  • Died: November 26, 1883
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Abolitionist, Author, Human Rights Activist

Sojourner Truth was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.