Black History Fact No.3: Sojourner Truth

(In This Photo: The Sojourner Truth Monument - The 12-foot high sculpture of Sojourner Truth was dedicated in 1999. For more information, contact the Sojourner Truth Institute. It was designed by internationally recognized sculptor Tina Allen - Admission Is FREE! )

Sojourner Truth (originally named Isabella Baumfree), was born a slave in Ulster County, New York State, in about 1797. With the help of a white friend, Olive Gilbert, she published her book, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth. In an introduction to the book, William Lloyd Garrison wrote that he believed it would "stimulate renewed efforts to liberate all those still in slavery in America".