Sojourner Truth – A Life, a Symbol - Hardcover

Painter, Nell Irvin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393027392 ISBN 13: 9780393027396

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 1997

Synopsis

Sojourner Truth: ex-slave and fiery abolitionist, figure of imposing physique, riveting preacher and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners with her wit and originality. Straight talking and unsentimental, Truth became a national symbol for strong black women - indeed, for all strong women. Like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, she is regarded as a radical of immense and enduring influence; yet unlike them, what is remembered of her consists more of myth than of historical fact. Now, in a masterful blend of scholarship and sympathetic understanding, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter goes beyond the myths, words, and photographs to uncover the life of a complex woman who was born into slavery and died a legend. Inspired by religion, Truth transformed herself from a domestic servant named Isabella into an itinerant Pentecostal preacher; her words of empowerment have inspired black women and poor people the world over to this day. As an abolitionist and a feminist, Truth defied the stereotype of "the slave" as male and "the woman" as white - expounding a fact that still bears repeating: among blacks there are women; among women, there are blacks.

About this title

Synopsis:

Sojourner Truth - ex-slave and fiery abolitionist of imposing physique, itinerant Pentecostal preacher, and singer of wit and originality - became a national symbol for black American women. This biography sets out to uncover the life of a complex woman.

About the Author:

Nell Irvin Painter is Edwards Professor of American History at Princeton University.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0393027392
• ISBN 13: 9780393027396
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 382