Hundreds of walkers grinned and laughed Saturday as they ambled off under a multi-colored balloon archway in celebration of Gary’s Sojourner Truth House’s 26th annual fundraising walk.

The Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza is located at United Way of Summit & Medina’s offices at 37 N. High St. Summit Metro Parks Landscape Architect Dion Harris designed the plaza.

When the third of her owners, John Dumont, sold Isabella’s five-year-old son (who, there is reason to believe, was one of five children fathered by Dumont), Isabella determined to regain the boy ...

SAN DIEGO, C.A. — Barbara Allen, sixth great-granddaughter of Sojourner Truth, says she’ll never forget the ceremony where the U.S. Navy christened a John Lewis-class oiler the USNS Sojourner… ...

SAN DIEGO — The future USNS Sojourner Truth was christened on Saturday by a descendant of the 19th-century civil rights activist at General Dynamics NASSCO. The T-AO 210 was built for the U.S ...

Military Future USNS Sojourner Truth, the Navy’s 6th new fleet oiler, launched at NASSCO shipyard by Tessa Balc • Times of San Diego April 27, 2025, 7:01 a.m.

Truth was sold again in 1810 to John Dumont of West Park, escaping in 1826, shortly before New York abolished slavery, with her infant daughter after years of horror and abuse.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York has a new state holiday on November 26: Sojourner Truth Day. It honors the legacy of the African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist whose voice ...

In addition, during 2022, Hochul unveiled Sojourner Truth State Park, the first new park to open since 2019, featuring panoramic views of the Hudson River, ancient industrial ruins and remnants of ...

Nov. 26—Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday to establish Nov. 26 as Sojourner Truth Day in New York to honor the legendary abolitionist and women's rights advocate who was born in ...

Slavery in New York was officially abolished in 1827, but two years before that, Truth’s enslaver at the time — a man named John Dumont — made her an offer: if she worked really hard, he ...

McGill is familiar with the festival, having attended but not performed in years past. This year though, she is front and center. She’s spent two decades playing the role of the legendary Sojourner ...