Sojourner+Truth+by+Brandon

Sojourner Truth by Brandon


 * women's rights
 * strong abolitionist
 * freed,from slavery by New York State in 1827
 * In 1843,she changed her name to Sojourner Truth,because "sojourn" means " travel"
 * she worked long hours,even when she cut her hand badly and it didn't heal well
 * she became hopeful when a new law in New York in 1817 said that enslaved people older than 28 would be freed
 * later she said of this time, Now the war began.