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Podcast: Resilient Faith
Episode: Sojourner Truth: What's in and out of bounds?
Description: Join Guest Pastor, Rev. Dr. Tom Tewell speak on Sojourner Truth. Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who was born into slavery before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her freedom, Truth preached about abolitionism and equal rights for all. She became known for a speech with the famous refrain, "Ain't I a Woman?" that she was said to have delivered at a women's convention in Ohio in 1851, although accounts of that speech (and whether Truth ever used that refrain) have since been challenged by historians. Truth continued her cr...