Sojourner Truth: A Biography Apr 2026

Biography: Sojourner Truth - National Women's History Museum

: She was deeply involved in radical religious movements, including the Kingdom of Matthias, and credited spiritual visions with her decision to rename herself Sojourner Truth in 1843. Sojourner Truth: A Biography

Born in Ulster County, New York, Truth spent her early decades as chattel, enduring physical and sexual abuse. She escaped to freedom in 1826, shortly before New York officially abolished slavery. Her early free years were marked by a fierce maternal spirit and religious fervor: Biography: Sojourner Truth - National Women's History Museum