Sojourner Truth: Fighting For Her Children’s Freedom
Born enslaved as Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner had her children sold away except her youngest daughter. She successfully sued for her son Peter’s freedom, becoming one of the first Black women to win such a case against a white man in American courts. While working as an abolitionist, she maintained correspondence with her children and taught them literacy whenever possible. Her daughter Diana later joined her speaking tours for racial equality.
