The new Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza, which replaces the old church site, features a statue by artist Woodrow Nash, an Akron, Ohio native. The statue depicts Truth holding a book, symbolizing her ...

He later became a freelance artist doing fashion illustration and designing and illustrating album covers ... Nash perceives Truth's strength: "In her book ["The Narrative of Sojourner Truth ...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner ... shows Truth standing tall, holding a book.

More than a century and a half ago, Sojourner Truth stood ... is another battle Truth would have fought against. Efforts to ...

Akron's Sojourner Truth Project and Legacy Plaza has made its way into the national spotlight as a project that highlights Women's History Month, a commemoration held in March every year.

The team behind the Caldecott Honor book Duke Ellington offers a rousing ... poetic prose is anything but hushed as it follows Sojourner Truth's remarkable life. When her master failed to honor ...