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050 4 _aE151
100 1 _aGilbert, Olive
245 1 4 _aThe Narrative of Sojourner Truth
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1999
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aSlavery
500 _aRelease date is 1999-03-01
508 _aThis book is put on-line as part of the BUILD-A-BOOK Initiative at the Celebration of Women Writers through the combined work of Laura LeVine, Margaret Sylvia, and Mary Mark Ockerbloom
520 _a"The Narrative of Sojourner Truth" by Olive Gilbert and Sojourner Truth is a historical account dictated by the formerly enslaved woman Sojourner Truth in the mid-19th century. The book details her life experiences, focusing particularly on her journey from slavery to freedom and the profound struggles she faced as a Black woman in America, highlighting her resilience and faith throughout her trials. The opening of the narrative introduces Isabella, later known as Sojourner Truth, recounting her early life as a slave, born to James and Betsey in New York. It describes her family dynamics, the painful separations caused by slavery, and the harsh conditions under which enslaved individuals lived. Truth's reflections on her mother's teachings about God illustrate her deep spiritual beliefs. As she transitions from her childhood in bondage to an auction that threatens to separate her from her family, the narrative sets the stage for her subsequent challenges and triumphs in the struggle for her own freedom and the freedom of others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTruth, Sojourner, -1883
653 _aAfrican American abolitionists -- Biography
653 _aAfrican Americans -- Biography
653 _aAbolitionists -- United States -- Biography
653 _aSocial reformers -- United States -- Biography
700 1 _aTruth, Sojourner,
_d1797-1883
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1674
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