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Sojourner Truth was an American civil rights and social justice activist, renowned for her leadership in the abolitionist and women's rights movements. Born into slavery, she experienced the transition from bondage to freedom and became one of the most influential speakers of the 19th century.

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Famous Sojourner Truth Quotes

“Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life's light to be determined by the darkness around me.”

Ifs Littles Hard Light Life Is Fighting Darkness Laughing Easier Battle Determination Determined Activism Good Fight Fight The Good Fight

Author:Sojourner Truth

“You have been having our rights so long, that you think, like a slave-holder, that you own us. I know that it is hard for one who has held the reins for so long to give up; it cuts like a knife. It will feel all the better when it closes up again.”

Thinking Knows Giving Feels Long Has Beens Hard Cutting Rights Giving Up Slave Knives Reins

Book:The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and related readings

Source: The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and related readings

“It is hard for the old slave holding spirit to die. But die it must.”

Hard Spirit Dies Slave

Author:Sojourner Truth

About the Author

Died: November 26, 1883
Known for: Activist
Quotes: 46

Books & Sources

Narrative of Sojourner TruthRelated source material

The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and related readingsRelated source material

Book of LifeRelated source material

Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Bondswoman of Olden Time: With a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from HerRelated source material

Narrative of Sojourner Truth: Literary Touchstone ClassicRelated source material

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Unabridged): Including her famous Speech Ain't I a Woman? (Inspiring Memoir of One Incredible Woman)Related source material

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