Who Was Sojourner Truth?

by Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQ, Jim Eldridge (Illustrator)

Overview

Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court—and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough continues to share that remarkable story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448486789
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	12/29/2015
Series:	Who Was? Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	73,971
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Yona McDonough is the author of What Was the Underground Railroad?, Who Was Rosa Parks?, Who Was John F. Kennedy?, Who Was Louis Armstrong?, Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? and Who Was Harriet Tubman? She lives in New York City.

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Table of Contents

Who Was Sojourner Truth? 1

Early Days 3

Freedom Ahead 18

The Big City 38

A New Name, a New Calling 46

"Ain't I a Woman?" 58

War! 64

A Streetcar Ride 76

The Final Years 94

Timelines 104

Bibliography 106