# Isabella Baumfree

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Ep 24. Sojourner Truth: A Quest for a More Equal Society for African Americans and Women

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of abolitionist and women's rights activist, Soujourner Truth. Born Isabella Baumfree around 1797 in New York, she overcame the challenges of slavery, illiteracy, poverty, prejudice, …

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, transcended the confines of an enslaved person to become an indomitable force in the abolitionist and women's rights movements of the 19th century. Escaping slavery in 1826, she embarked on a transformative journey, adopting the name Sojourner Truth…

Black History Month - Sistah Said Spotlight - Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree) - “Truth is powerful, and it prevails.”

When America Was Great

Written in 2016 but ever relevant now, I’m sharing this piece on the podcast. To support the continuation of my podcast, please consider supporting at patreon.com/dcolin and remember to sign up for my newsletter at dcolin.com. Poem text: When America was great the buffalo in all their glory, proud…

Ep 124 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Sojourner Truth, Walking Toward Freedom

Sojourner Truth: Walking Toward Freedom Theme 3: The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) escaped slavery, recovered her child through the courts, and became a traveling preacher and abolitionist who challenged both racism and sexism. This episode looks at…

Daring To Be Free: Sudhir Hazareesingh on Slave Rebellion & Resistance

Writer’s Voice: compelling conversations with authors who challenge, inspire, and inform. Resistance Is the Story When we tell the history of slavery, too often we tell it as a story of suffering relieved by benevolent reformers. But what if resistance — not submission — was the central thr…

Episode 23: Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?" | The Intersection of Abolition and Women's Rights

In this episode of Creating America, host Will Sarris presents one of the most influential speeches in American history: Sojourner Truth's powerful 1851 address, "Ain't I a Woman?" Born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth became a leading voice in both the abolitionist movement and t…

Sojourner Truth : She Couldn’t Read… But She Took Down Slavery and Fought for Women’s Rights.

Born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree, she spoke Dutch as her first language and suffered brutal abuse, sales, and separation from her family. In 1826, she walked into freedom in broad daylight—and in 1828, she did the unthinkable. She took a white slaveholder to court to rescue her 5-year-old son…