The Resource Sojourner Truth : a life, a symbol, Nell Irvin Painter
Sojourner Truth : a life, a symbol, Nell Irvin Painter
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 370 pages
- Contents
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- Isabella, Sojourner Truth, and American slavery
- Isabella, a slave
- Journey toward freedom
- Sanctification
- Plaintiff and witch
- New York perfectionism
- In the kingdom of Matthias
- Isabella's New York City
- Among the Millerites
- Northampton
- Douglass, Ruggles, and family
- The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
- Networks of antislavery feminism
- Akron, 1851
- Vengeance and womanhood
- Spiritualism
- The "Lybian Sibyl"
- "Ar'n't I a woman?"
- Partisan and aristocrat
- Truth in photographs
- Presidents
- Washington's freedpeople
- Woman suffrage
- Kansas
- The end of a life
- The life of a symbol
- Coda: The triumph of a symbol
- Isbn
- 9780393027396
- Label
- Sojourner Truth : a life, a symbol
- Title
- Sojourner Truth
- Title remainder
- a life, a symbol
- Statement of responsibility
- Nell Irvin Painter
- Subject
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- African American abolitionists
- African American abolitionists -- Biography
- Biography
- Social reformers
- Social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
- Abolitionists
- United States
- Women abolitionists
- Women abolitionists -- United States -- Biography
- Women social reformers
- Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
- Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 note
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award, 1997.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Painter, Nell Irvin
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Truth, Sojourner
- African American abolitionists
- Abolitionists
- Women abolitionists
- Social reformers
- Women social reformers
- Truth, Sojourner
- Abolitionists
- African American abolitionists
- Social reformers
- Women abolitionists
- Women social reformers
- United States
- Label
- Sojourner Truth : a life, a symbol, Nell Irvin Painter
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-343) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Isabella, Sojourner Truth, and American slavery -- Isabella, a slave -- Journey toward freedom -- Sanctification -- Plaintiff and witch -- New York perfectionism -- In the kingdom of Matthias -- Isabella's New York City -- Among the Millerites -- Northampton -- Douglass, Ruggles, and family -- The Narrative of Sojourner Truth -- Networks of antislavery feminism -- Akron, 1851 -- Vengeance and womanhood -- Spiritualism -- The "Lybian Sibyl" -- "Ar'n't I a woman?" -- Partisan and aristocrat -- Truth in photographs -- Presidents -- Washington's freedpeople -- Woman suffrage -- Kansas -- The end of a life -- The life of a symbol -- Coda: The triumph of a symbol
- Control code
- ocm33440089
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393027396
- Lccn
- 95047595
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Sojourner Truth : a life, a symbol, Nell Irvin Painter
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-343) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Isabella, Sojourner Truth, and American slavery -- Isabella, a slave -- Journey toward freedom -- Sanctification -- Plaintiff and witch -- New York perfectionism -- In the kingdom of Matthias -- Isabella's New York City -- Among the Millerites -- Northampton -- Douglass, Ruggles, and family -- The Narrative of Sojourner Truth -- Networks of antislavery feminism -- Akron, 1851 -- Vengeance and womanhood -- Spiritualism -- The "Lybian Sibyl" -- "Ar'n't I a woman?" -- Partisan and aristocrat -- Truth in photographs -- Presidents -- Washington's freedpeople -- Woman suffrage -- Kansas -- The end of a life -- The life of a symbol -- Coda: The triumph of a symbol
- Control code
- ocm33440089
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393027396
- Lccn
- 95047595
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- African American abolitionists
- African American abolitionists -- Biography
- Biography
- Social reformers
- Social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
- Abolitionists
- United States
- Women abolitionists
- Women abolitionists -- United States -- Biography
- Women social reformers
- Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
- Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography
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