From Isabella Baumfree to Sojourner Truth

Her birth name was Isabella Baumfree. She was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York, to James and Elizabeth Baumfree. They were slaves, owned by a Dutch immigrant, and served on the estate of Johannes, then later Charles Hardenbergh. Her first language was Dutch, and although she had not learned to read, she could […]

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