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Sojourner (other)
A sojourner is a person who resides temporarily in a place. Sojourner may also refer to: *Sojourner Truth (1797–1883), abolitionist and women's rights activist *Albert Sojourner (1872–1951), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives *Melanie Sojourner (born 1968) member of the Mississippi State Senate *Mike Sojourner (born 1953), American retired National Basketball League player *Willie Sojourner (1943–2005), basketball player and brother of Mike Sojourner *Sojourner (rover), ''Sojourner'' (rover), a robotic rover that was part of the Mars Pathfinder mission *Sojourner (album), ''Sojourner'' (album) a box set by the alternative country band Magnolia Electric Co. *''Sojourners'', a Christian monthly magazine *Sojourner, a member of the DC Comics superhero team Hellenders *''Sojourner (band)'', a multinational metal band See also *Sojourner-Douglass College, a private learning institution named after the abolitionist *Sojourner Bolt, the ring name of wrestler Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth (; born Isabella Baumfree; November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist of New York Dutch heritage and a women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside "testifying the hope that was in her." Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title "Ain't I a Woman?", a variation of the original speech re-written by someone else using a stereotypical Southern dialect, whereas Sojourner Truth was from New York and grew up speaking Dutch as her first language. During the Civil War, Truth h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
