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Now, in a masterful blend of scholarship and sympathetic understanding, eminent black historian nell irvin painter goes beyond the myths, words, and. Truth had a lifechanging religious experience during her stay with the van. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A new biography examines the life of sojourner truth. Sojourner truth first gained prominence at an 1851 akron, ohio, womens.
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