Narrative of Sojourner Truth

By Sojourner Truth
Introduction by Nell Irvin Painter

By Sojourner Truth
Introduction by Nell Irvin Painter

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    About Narrative of Sojourner Truth

    Truth’s landmark slave narrative chronicles her experiences as a slave in upstate New York and her transformation into an extraordinary abolitionist, feminist, orator, and preacher. Based on the complete 1884 edition, this volume includes the “Book of Life,” a collection of letters and sketches about Truth’s life written subsequent to the original 1850 publication of the Narrative, and “A Memorial Chapter,” a sentimental account of her death.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About Narrative of Sojourner Truth

    Narrative of Sojourner Truth is one of the most important documents of slavery ever written, as well as being a partial autobiography of the woman who became a pioneer in the struggles for racial and sexual equality. With an eloquence that resonates more than a century after its original publication in 1850, the narrative bears witness to Sojourner Truth’s thirty years of bondage in upstate New York and to the mystical revelations that turned her into a passionate and indefatigable abolitionist.

    In this new edition, which has been edited and extensively annotated by the distinguished scholar and biographer of Sojourner Truth, Margaret Washington, Truth’s testimony takes on added dimensions: as a lens into the little-known world of northern slavery; as a chronicle of spiritual conversion; and as an inspiring account of a black woman striving for personal and political empowerment.

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    Praise

    "The time is long overdue for a compelling look at the legendary Sojourner Truth. Margaret Washington deserves our gratitude for reclaiming Truth and shedding light on the most enigmatic black woman of the 19th century."

    — Darlene Clark Hine, Professor of History, Michigan State University

    Table Of Contents

    Narrative of Sojourner Truth Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Nell Irvin Painter

    Introduction
    Suggestions for Further Reading
    A Note on the Text

    NARRATIVE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH
    Preface by Frances W. Titus
    Narrative of Sojourner Truth
    “Book of Life”
    A Memorial Chapter
    Explanatory Notes

    About Sojourner Truth

    Sojourner Truth, born Isabella, a slave in Ulster County, New York, around 1797, became an abolitionist, orator, and preacher, and eventually an icon for strong black women. She was emancipated by state law in 1827, and the following year she… More about Sojourner Truth

    About Sojourner Truth

    Sojourner Truth, born Isabella, a slave in Ulster County, New York, around 1797, became an abolitionist, orator, and preacher, and eventually an icon for strong black women. She was emancipated by state law in 1827, and the following year she… More about Sojourner Truth

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 01, 1998 | 288 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140436785

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    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 01, 1998 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9781101177235

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