The site where abolitionist Sojourner Truth delivered her iconic “Ain’t I a Woman? in 1851 now has a statue and plaza dedicated in her honor. Hundreds gathered in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday to unveil ...

Sojourner Truth was an outspoken abolitionist and women’s rights activist in the 19th century. In 1851, Truth delivered what is now recognized as one of the most famous women's rights speeches in ...

Sojourner Truth, the African American abolitionist, women's rights advocate and social activist revered to this day for her presentation on racial inequalities, delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" ...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic ...

1850: The autobiography of abolitionist Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), formerly an enslaved woman and originally Isabella Van Wagener. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images) Truth, a former slave and one of ...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an ...

A statue of women’s rights pioneer Sojourner Truth sits in the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday. Hundreds gathered Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to Truth at ...

Sojourner Truth will be the topic of Hudson Heritage Association's January program when speakers from the Sojourner Truth Project explore her life’s work as an abolitionist and women rights advocate.

OPINION: We can’t even call Sojourner Truth’s speech ‘Ain’t I a woman?’ because, apparently, she never even said the phrase. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County is set to host an event welcoming the statue, “Sojourner Truth: First Step to Freedom,” to the County Office Building in the city on Friday, Aug. 15, according to an ...

AKRON, Ohio — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women's rights pioneer gave an iconic ...

“I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness around me,” a quote by Truth reads on a pillar of the monument AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to ...