Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Bondswoman of Olden Time, With a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her "Book of Life" (The Schomburg ... of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers)

A compelling account of the life and labour of a freed slave, feminist, and abolitionist. A moral rather than political leader, Sojourner Truth was instrumental in the emergence of black women's writing in the 19th century. This book is intended for those interested in black women's nineteenth century writing.