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This Day in Black History: Jan. 25, 1851 Abolitionist and renowned women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth

This Day in Black History: Jan. 25, 1851 Abolitionist and renowned women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. · Wednesday, January 25th 2023 at 4:25PM · 314 views
This Day in Black History: Jan. 25, 1851

Abolitionist and renowned women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth makes her historic “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech at the first Black Women's Rights Convention. Also, singer Etta James is born in Los Angeles, California.

Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth gives the acclaimed speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” at the first-ever Black Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, on this day in 1851.

Who Was Sojourner Truth?

Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention.

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