Sojourner Truth was born as Isabella Baumfree
Sojourner Truth was born as Isabella Baumfree, into slavery in New York State in 1797. After a succession of owners, she was legally freed by NY State emancipation laws in 1827. In her lap is a photograph of her grandson, James Caldwell, who served with the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, and survived being a POW at James Island, South Carolina during the Civil War
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13123034
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45382549
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1789px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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