AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic 1851 speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Truth, a formerly enslaved person, delivered the speech to a crowd gathered at the Universalist Old Stone Church in Akron for the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention. In the speech, Truth drew upon the hardships she faced while she was enslaved and asked the audience why her humanity and the humanity of other enslaved African Americans was not seen in the same light as white Americans.
Though the church no longer exists, the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza and the United Way of Summit and Medina Counties now stand in its place.
Towanda Mullins, chairperson of the Sojourner Truth Project-Akron, said the plaza will honor a piece of the country’s past and help to shape its future.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Farmers Work in Sugar Cane Fields in Dahua Township, GuangxiVictims of China Plane Crash MournedChina Moves Forward in Balanced Education EffortsPostgraduate Exam More CompetitiveChina Launches Smart Platform for Education Public ServicesXizang commemorates 65th anniversary of democratic reform that ended feudal serfdomChina Strengthens Legal Aid for Abducted Women'Drifters' Bring New Vitality to Ancient Xinjiang CityChina Issues White Paper on Its Youth in New EraAncient Water
0.1091s , 6498.578125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Sojourner Truth statue unveiled at site of 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech ,International Ink news portal