Notable People in History

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


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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, and sexism in her own lifetime, she worked for freedom, to end racism by mobilizing thousands to support the abolition of slavery and support women's suffrage.

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Notable People in HistoryBy Lawrence Jean-Louis