Sojourner Truth

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she believed were god. She preached to people in the streets of New York in 1829 and then, as the voices told her to she took the name . In 1829 and then, as the voices told her to she took the name . She then preached on the eastern seaboard. Later that year she became an abolitionist and went around the country preaching for the Abolitionist Movement. When she met up with the Woman’s Rights Movement in 1850 she also helped them by preaching around the country. During the civil war she solicited gifts for black volunteer regiments and went to the white house and was accepted by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. She advocated a “Negro state.” Sojourner continued to preach to the country until 1875. She was well known for her speeches and although she couldn’t read or write her whole life she was one of the most determined speakers this country has ever ...

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