Sojourner TruthSojourner 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