Before taking the name Sojourner Truth, Isabella Bomfree was born ... She walked away from the home of her final owner in 1826 with her infant daughter after he reneged on a promise to free ...

Klimek: In 1826, Sojourner Truth escaped her enslavement. By this time she was an adult and was a mother to children of her ...

PORT EWEN, N.Y. — Over a hundred people gathered at the Esopus Town Hall in the hamlet on Saturday for the sixth Sojourner ... with her infant daughter after years of horror and abuse. Truth ...

Together, Greenlee and Painter help us understand us who Sojourner Truth really was, and why several generations of activists have claimed her as a symbol — at the expense of our understanding ...