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She changed her name to Sojourner Truth because she wanted to travel and tell everyone that slavery was wrong. Sojourner gave powerful speeches to huge crowds about how all people should be equal. She believed that women and men, no matter their skin color, should have the same rights. Her powerful words helped change how people thought about fairness and freedom!

• Sojourner Truth was nearly 6 feet tall, which was very unusual for a woman in her time!
• She met President Abraham Lincoln at the White House in 1864.
• Sojourner could not read or write, but she was one of the most powerful speakers in American history.