Sojourner Truth’s
Step-Stomp Stride written Andrea
Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney is the biography of Sojourner
Truth. Born as slave in 1797, her
master named her Isabella.
Sojourner worked hard. She
was strong both physically and mentally.
She was six feet tall with size twelve feet as a child. Because of her strength and size she
was viewed as a valuable slave and was sold often to different masters. Her master John Dumont promised her
freedom is she worked hard, so she did though he never followed through with
his promise. When she realized he
was never going to give her freedom, she ran away. She ran to a farm owned by a quaker family that were
abolitionists. Dumont eventually
caught up with her but the farmers bought her freedom.
Once
free, she went on to New York City and became a made, a job where she earned
her own money for the first time. Soon
she changed her name to Sojourner Truth and started speaking to others about
freedom. Together with a friend
named Olive Gilbert, the sorry of her childhood was written as a book, The
Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A
Northern Slave. Everywhere she
went she spoke about the evils of slavery and the need for freedom for all the
slaves. She also spoke out in
favor of equal rights for females.
She was known for her powerful and passionate speeches in favor of
freedom for all. Great introduction to biographies for elementary students.
Illustrations: 4 Buckeye leaves
Text: 4 Buckeye leaves
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