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Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Traces the life and legend of the former slave who could neither read nor write, yet earned a reputation as one of the most articulate and outspoken antislavery and women's rights activists in the United States. Includes interviews with authorities on the subject's life, Calton Mabee, Nell Painter, Roseann Mandzink, Gerald Sorin and Paul Gaffney; accompanied by archival footage, photographs and period music.
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Sojourner Truth is one of the most famous and most mythologized figures in American history. Pulitzer-Prize-winning biographer Carleton Mabee unearths heretofore-neglected sources and offers valuable new insights into the life of a woman who, against all odds, became a central figure in the struggle for the emancipation of slaves and women in Civil War America.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
"Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 860L
Language
English
Description
Biography of Sojourner Truth, who was born into slavery, freed in 1827, and became famous for her courage, quick wit, and ready challenge as she campaigned for abolition and women's rights in New York and the Midwestern States.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 910L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans in the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea Clubhouse Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Sojourner Truth, describing her childhood, life as a slave, freedom, and work as an activist for civil rights and women's right to vote.
17) Sojourner Truth
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series, Inc
Pub. Date
1987.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Black woman who was born a slave and dedicated her life to the abolition of slavery and to improving the living conditions of Blacks following the Civil War.
