Sojourner Truth was a determined woman. She fled slavery, successfully sued to have her son returned to her in New York after he had been illegally sold to a slaveholder, and made a new life for herself. Truth was a prolific social activist, producing an autobiography, speaking out against slavery, and advocating for the right of women to vote. Two hundred years after her death, a robotic exploration vehicle called Sojourner, named after her, would land on Mars.
60-Second Civics, Episode 4256: February 14, 2021
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The show’s theme song is “Complacent” by Cheryl B. Engelhardt. You can find Cheryl online at cbemusic.com.
Images: Slide 1: The Everett Collection/Canva; Slide 2: Center for Civic Education and Canva; Slide 3: The Everett Collection/Canva; Slide 4: The Everett Collection/Canva; Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud; Slide 5: The Everett Collection/Canva; Slide 6: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family; Slide 7: Library of Congress, Anti-slavery bugle. [volume], June 21, 1851, Page 160, Image 4; Slide 8: The Everett Collection/Canva; Slides 9 and 10: Center for Civic Education and Canva
