Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol

"A triumph of scholarly maturity, imagination, and narrative art." —Arnold Rampersad

Sojourner Truth: formerly enslaved person and unforgettable abolitionist of the mid-nineteenth century, a figure of imposing physique, a riveting preacher and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners with her wit and originality. Straight-talking and unsentimental, Truth became an early national symbol for strong Black women—indeed, for all strong women.

In this modern classic of scholarship and sympathetic ...