Sojourner Truth - A Life, A Symbol

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 understanding, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter goes beyond the myths, words, and photographs to uncover the life of a complex woman who was born into slavery and died a legend.

About the author

Nell Irvin Painter is the award-winning author of many books, including Standing at Armageddon and The History of White People. She is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University and lives in East Orange, New Jersey, and the Adirondacks.

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Nell Irvin Painter, Nell Irvin (Princeton University) Painter
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2024
• EAN: 9781324050599
• ISBN: 978-1-324-05059-9
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 211 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Illustrations: Photographs
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, Biography: historical, political & military, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Political activism, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Civil rights & citizenship, Gender studies: women and girls, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Human rights, civil rights, Biography: historical, political and military, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Political activism / Political engagement