Sojourner Truth : a life, a symbol
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [1996].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0393027392, 9780393027396, 0393317080, 9780393317084
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Town of Pelham Public Library - Biography
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LC Subjects
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography. -- Juvenile literature.
African-American abolitionists -- Biography.
Biographies.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Truth, Sojourner, -- 1799-1883.
Women abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography. -- Juvenile literature.
African-American abolitionists -- Biography.
Biographies.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Truth, Sojourner, -- 1799-1883.
Women abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [1996].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0393027392, 9780393027396, 0393317080, 9780393317084
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-343) and index.
Description
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.
Awards
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award, 1997.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Painter, N. I. (1996). Sojourner Truth: a life, a symbol (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Painter, Nell Irvin. 1996. Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Painter, Nell Irvin. Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol W.W. Norton & Company, 1996.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Painter, Nell Irvin. Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 1996.
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