Sojourner Truth: Key Facts

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What was Sojourner Truth's birth name and year of birth?

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Isabella Baumfree, born in 1797.

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Who was Sojourner Truth forced to marry?

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An older slave named Thomas.

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At what age and for how much was Sojourner Truth sold to John Neeley?

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At the age of 9, along with a herd of sheep for $100.

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Which notable figures did Sojourner Truth meet?

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Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and David Ruggles.

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Where did Sojourner Truth deliver her famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”

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At the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention.

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Who helped Sojourner Truth publish her memoir and when?

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Olive Gilbert, published in 1850.

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How long did Sojourner Truth travel giving lectures, and where?

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For ten years, traveling from New York to Michigan and other states.

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When did Sojourner Truth die and at what age?

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On November 26, 1883, at the age of 86.