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Play / February 21, 2013

Sojourner Truth Play

As part of the Sojourner Truth Committee’s commitment to introducing Sojourner’s powerful story and vision into school curricula, the committee in 2009-10 collaborated…

Play / February 16, 2012

Truth Opera

Old Deerfield Productions produced a new folk opera based on Sojourner Truth’s life in Northampton at the Academy of Music Feb. 16-18, 2012…

News from Scholarship Recipients / November 22, 2011

2007 Scholarship Recipient David Poritz Earns Rhodes Scholarship

David Poritz, a resident of Amherst and recipient of the 2007 Sojourner Truth Memorial Scholarship, has earned one of 32 Rhodes Scholarships. He…

Sojourner in the News / April 28, 2009

Bust of Sojourner Truth Unveiled in U.S. Capitol

A bust of Sojourner Truth was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. It is the first sculpture to honor an African American…

News and Events / July 4, 1997

Mars Rover Named for Sojourner Truth

NASA has named its Mars Pathfinder rover after Sojourner Truth. The 25-pound, six-wheeled rover will be the first to explore Mars. According to…

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Sojourner Truth Play

Truth Opera

2007 Scholarship Recipient David Poritz Earns Rhodes Scholarship

Bust of Sojourner Truth Unveiled in U.S. Capitol

Mars Rover Named for Sojourner Truth