Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Sojourner Truth Author
(From Amazon): This inspiring memoir, first published in 1850, recounts the struggles a distinguished African-American abolitionist and champion of women’s rights. Sojourner Truth tells of her life in slavery, her self-liberation, and her travels across America in pursuit of racial and sexual equality. Essential reading for students of American history.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0486298993
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 31
- Pages
- 80
- Suggested Grades
- 6th - 12th
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Copyright
- 1997
Chapters
- 0 Preface
- 1 Her Birth and Parentage
- 2 Accommodations
- 3 Brothers and Sisters
- 4 Her Religious Instructions
- 5 The Auction
- 6 Death of Mau Mau Bett
- 7 Last Days of Bomefree
- 8 Death of Bomefree
- 9 Commencement of Isabella's Trails in Life
- 10 Trails Continue
- 11 Her Standing with her New Master and Mistress
- 12 Isabella's Marriage
- 13 Isabella as a Mother
- 14 Slave Holder's Promises
- 15 Her Escape
- 16 Illegal Sale of her Son
- 17 It is Often Darkest Just Before Dawn
- 18 Death of Mr.s Eliza Fowler
- 19 Isabella's Religious Experience
- 20 New Trails
- 21 Finding a Brother and Sister
- 22 Gleanings
- 23 The Metthias Delusion
- 24 Fasting
- 25 The Cause of Her Leaving the City
- 26 The Consequences of Refusing a Traveler the Night's Lodging
- 27 Some of Her View and Reasonings
- 28 The Second Advent Doctrines
- 29 Another Camp Meeting
- 30 Last Interview with Her Master
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