The Site Where Sojourner Truth Gave Her ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ Speech Now Has A Statue In Her Honor

The Site Where Sojourner Truth Gave Her ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ Speech Now Has A Statue In Her Honor

Essence Magazine:

Patrick Orsagos/ ASSOCIATED PRESS By Melissa Noel ·Updated June 1, 2024

The site where abolitionist Sojourner Truth delivered her iconic “Ain’t I a Woman? in 1851 now has a statue and plaza dedicated in her honor.

Hundreds gathered in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday to unveil the plaza and

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