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Narrative of Sojourner Truth Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Truth, Sojourner (Author)
ISBN: 048629899X     ISBN-13: 9780486298993
Publisher: Dover Publications
OUR PRICE:   $2.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 1997
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: One of the most important documents of slavery ever written, this landmark in the literature of African-American women is the eloquent autobiography of a woman who became a pioneer in the struggles for racial and sexual equality. The spiritual, inspiring narrative bears witness to Sojourner Truth's 30 years as a slave in upstate New York.
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Literary Criticism | American - African American
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black
Dewey: B
LCCN: 97020938
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Physical Information: 0.21" H x 5.1" W x 8.19" (0.15 lbs) 80 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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One of the most famous and admired African American women in U.S. history, Sojourner Truth sang, preached, and debated at camp meetings across the country, led by her devotion to the antislavery movement and her ardent pursuit of women's rights. Born into slavery in 1797, Truth fled from bondage some 30 years later to become a powerful figure in the progressive movements reshaping American society.
This remarkable narrative, first published in 1850, offers a rare glimpse into the little-documented world of Northern slavery. Truth recounts her life as a slave in rural New York, her separation from her family, her religious conversion, and her life as a traveling preacher during the 1840s. She also describes her work as a social reformer, counselor of former slaves, and sponsor of a black migration to the West.
A spellbinding orator and implacable prophet, Truth mesmerized audiences with her tales of life in bondage and with her moving renditions of Methodist hymns and her own songs. Frederick Douglass described her message as a "strange compound of wit and wisdom, of wild enthusiasm, and flint-like common sense." This inspiring account of a black woman's struggles for racial and sexual equality is essential reading for students of American history, as well as for those interested in the continuing quest for equality of opportunity.