Sojourner Truth: Prophet of Social Justice (Routledge Historical Americans) - Hardcover

Richman, Isabelle Kinnard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415808693 ISBN 13: 9780415808699

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Although Sojourner Truth was born into bondage and oppression, in liberation she emerged as a leader in the most radical causes of her era. She travelled the country as an outspoken and riveting presence, battling for the abolition of slavery and for women’s suffrage. While her role in these movements has been well-documented, biographers have frequently overlooked the influence of religion in Truth’s life. A participant in a number of the most significant religious movements of her day, including the Methodist Perfectionists, the Kingdom of Matthias, the Utopians, and the Spiritualists, Truth drew her notions of justice from religion.

Sojourner Truth: Prophet of Social Justice provides a concise biography of this important figure, integrating her religious life in ways that shed light on Truth’s work and the religious movements of her day. Accompanied by primary source documents including political records, speech transcripts, and selections from her autobiography, Richman's biography provides a rich and accessible narrative of Truth's life and legacy.

About this title

About the Author

Isabelle Kinnard Richman is the Coordinator of the Religious Studies Program at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415808693
• ISBN 13: 9780415808699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180