Useful Links
Sojourner Truth Calling Cards ( object description + biography)
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/odyssey/educate/truth.html Short Biography https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sojourner-truth Biography https://www.nps.gov/people/sojourner-truth.htm April 1863 Issue of the Atlantic Sojourner Truth, The Libyan Sibyl Harriet Beecher Stowe describes her encounter with the legendary African-American activist https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1863/04/sojourner-truth-the-libyan-sibyl/308775/ |
Primary & Secondary Sources
Sojourner Truth: A Resource Guide
https://guides.loc.gov/sojourner-truth/digital-resources
Biography + excerpts of primary sources
https://spartacus-educational.com/USAStruth.htm
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850)
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/narrative-sojourner-truth
"Ain’t I a woman ?"
https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/texts/aint-i-a-woman
The Sojourner Truth Project website carefully explains and documents the 2 very different versions of Sojourner’s famous speech
https://www.thesojournertruthproject.com/compare-the-speeches
Sojourner’s Words and Musichttps://sojournertruthmemorial.org/sojourner-truth/her-words/
https://guides.loc.gov/sojourner-truth/digital-resources
Biography + excerpts of primary sources
https://spartacus-educational.com/USAStruth.htm
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850)
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/narrative-sojourner-truth
"Ain’t I a woman ?"
https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/texts/aint-i-a-woman
The Sojourner Truth Project website carefully explains and documents the 2 very different versions of Sojourner’s famous speech
https://www.thesojournertruthproject.com/compare-the-speeches
Sojourner’s Words and Musichttps://sojournertruthmemorial.org/sojourner-truth/her-words/
Lessons
Through research and analysis in the classroom, students will learn about the diversity of women who participated in anti-slavery activities, the variety of activities and goals they pursued, and the barriers they faced as women.
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/lesson-plan/woman-abolitionists
In this lesson, students will learn about Sojourner Truth’s egalitarian spirit in the face of institutional discrimination. After viewing a video about her life, students will examine an 1864 photograph of Truth and read excerpts of her most famous speech. The lesson concludes with students choosing a new name for a current-day exemplar of perseverance. (Grades 3-5, 6-8)
https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/americon-lp-sojourner-truth/sojourner-truth/
Asks students to read a paragraph about Sojourner Truth’s life and to answer discussion questions:
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/lesson-plan/woman-abolitionists
In this lesson, students will learn about Sojourner Truth’s egalitarian spirit in the face of institutional discrimination. After viewing a video about her life, students will examine an 1864 photograph of Truth and read excerpts of her most famous speech. The lesson concludes with students choosing a new name for a current-day exemplar of perseverance. (Grades 3-5, 6-8)
https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/americon-lp-sojourner-truth/sojourner-truth/
Asks students to read a paragraph about Sojourner Truth’s life and to answer discussion questions:
- How did Sojourner Truth’s childhood experiences affect her adult life?
- What does Sojourner Truth’s story reveal about slavery and emancipation in the Northern states?
- Sojourner Truth changed her name twice in her lifetime. What events prompted these changes? What do these changes tell us about the power of names?
- Why did Sojourner Truth speak out about so many different issues?