Sojourner Truth
A Life, A Symbol
24 April 2024
Description
“A triumph of scholarly maturity, imagination, and narrative art.”—Arnold Rampersad
Sojourner Truth: formerly enslaved person and unforgettable abolitionist of the mid-nineteenth century, a figure of imposing physique, a riveting preacher and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners with her wit and originality. Straight-talking and unsentimental, Truth became an early national symbol for strong Black women—indeed, for all strong women.
In this modern classic of scholarship and sympathetic understanding, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter goes beyond the myths, words, and photographs to uncover the life of a complex woman who was born into slavery and died a legend.
Reviews
"A pathbreaking biography. It should command the widest popular attention and profound scholarly attention." — David Levering Lewis, author of W. E. B. DuBois
"What Painter does as a first-rate historian is peel away the myths and legends so that we might get at a historical Sojourner Truth.… Judicious and balanced." — Gerald Early, Chicago Tribune
"An exquisitely detailed study of a brilliant and powerful life." — Shirlee Taylor Haislip, San Francisco Chronicle
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