She did not "free" African Americans. She simply stood up against the inequalities, gave speeches on the subject, wrote books and attempted to obtain land grants for African Americans after the civil war. [She had help recruite African Americans into the civil war.]
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Sojourner Truth helped to end slavery by becoming an abolitionist. She gave many speeches around the country discussing her experiences as a slave.
Sojourner Truth was another powerful supporter of both abolition and women's rights. She had been born into slavery in about 1797. Her birth name was Isabella Baumfree. She took the name Sojourner Truth because she felt that her mission was to be a sojourner, or traveler, and spread the truth. Though she never learned to read or write, she impressed many well-educated people. One person who thought highly of her was the author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe said that she had never spoken "with anyone who had more…personal presence than this woman." Truth stood six feet tall and was a confident speaker.
She not "free" black slaves. She escaped slavery, took a white man to court over custody of her son, won the case and went on from there to be an advocate for the African Americans. She was an icon and a role model,a politician.
She should be remembered today because she helped many slaves if they were hurt or dying and she really made a change in that
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how many slaves did sojourner truth save
Sojourner Truth had 10 or 12 siblings.
Sojourner Truth had 11 brothers and sisters.
It is impossible to determine the exact number of people who listened to Sojourner Truth speak. However, she was a renowned public speaker and abolitionist who drew large crowds to her lectures and speeches across the United States.
She helped many slaves
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Sojourner Truth fought for womens rights and against slavery. She helped many black union soldiers in th Civil War.
Sojourner Truth had 11 brothers and sisters.