She changed her name from Isabella Baumfree to Sojourner Truth in 1843.

During the Civil War she recruited black soldiers to fight for the Union.

She once met with President Abraham Lincoln and told him the story of her life as a slave. 

Sojourner was sold when she was nine years old to John Neelywho had to beaten her every day. He purchased her for a herd of sheep for $100.

Sojourner only spoke Dutch when she was sold to John Neely. He forced her to learn English by beating her , whe  she didm't speak English.

On November 26th, 1883, Sojourner Truth died when she was 86 years old.

NASA named the Mars rover after Sojourner Truth.

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