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News and Events / September 6, 2022

Standing Together Against Racism and Antisemitism

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 7:00-8:30 pm free on Zoom Please join us for and inspiring presentation by Yavilah McCoy, an anti-racism activist and…

News and Events / May 29, 2022

Sojourner Truth Social Justice Awards to Five High School Seniors

Five outstanding graduating high school seniors from Hampshire public schools will be awarded Sojourner Truth Social Justice Awards of $1,500 at the annual…

Sojourner in the News / February 27, 2022

Sojourner Truth’s Famous Speech: Ar’n’t I A Woman? – Ain’t I a Woman?

Sojourner Truth gave what is now known as her most famous speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, but it…

Sojourner in the News / February 27, 2022

Sojourner’s Words and Music

Sojourner Truth was renowned in her time for her speaking and singing ability. Although she could neither read nor write, she had people…

Sojourner in the News / February 27, 2022

Keeping the Thing Going While Things Are Stirring

Quoted by http://www.pacifict.com/ron/Sojourner.html Address to the first annual meeting of the American Equal Rights Association delivered by Sojourner Truth on May 9, 1867…

Sojourner in the News / December 16, 2021

Sojourner Truth Battle Cry Still Resonates 170 years Later

National Geographic PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2021 Sojourner’s granddaughter Barbara Allen participated in the unveiling of a statue in her honor in Angola Indiana…

Sojourner in the News / December 16, 2021

Truth honored on New Yorker Cover, August 14, 2020

Sojourner Truth and the Unfinished Fight for Equality About the cover of that edition of the New Yorker Sojourner’s granddaughter Barbara Allen participated…

Sojourner in the News / December 16, 2021