Truth, Sojourner

Rose Marie Berger 9-01-2001

How Isabella Baumfree became Sojourner Truth.

Yvonne V. Delk 9-01-2001

Statue of Sojourner Truth in Central Park on Womens Equality Day. Photo: John Nacion via Reuters Connect

In 1851, Sojourner Truth asked a simple question: "Arn't I a Woman?" That question, though 150 years old, turned my world upside down.