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Who Was Sojourner Truth?

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Who Was Sojourner Truth?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Yona Zeldis McDonough
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by Jim Eldridge
SeriesWho Was?
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 135
ISBN/Barcode 9780448486789
ClassificationsDewey:326.8092
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Grosset and Dunlap
Imprint Grosset and Dunlap
Publication Date 29 December 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough continues to share that remarkable story.

Author Biography

Yona McDonough is the author of What Was the Underground Railroad?, Who Was Rosa Parks?, Who Was John F. Kennedy?, Who Was Louis Armstrong?, Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? and Who Was Harriet Tubman? She lives in New York City.