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Truth, Sojourner
- An abolitionist and escaped slave of the nineteenth century. She was famous as a speaker against slavery. ( See abolitionism .)
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The occasion was the unveiling of the bust of abolitionist Sojourner Truth.
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I rose and announced 'Sojourner Truth,' and begged the audience to keep silence a few moments.
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That wonderful colored woman, Sojourner Truth, also was present.
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She ran away from slavery and giving up her own name took the name of Sojourner Truth.
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It was impossible of course for any single woman to carry on the tradition of such a character as Sojourner Truth.
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Mr. Story requested me to come and repeat to him the history of Sojourner Truth, saying that the conception had never left him.
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