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Dragonfly Books, 2002-10-12

Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth

Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth

Anne Rockwell, Author

R Gregory Christie, Illustrator

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9780440417668

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Sojourner Truth traveled the country in the latter half of the 19th century as one of the most powerful voices speaking out against slavery. Through her own story, Sojourner helped people understand the hideous truth about slavery. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Illustrations.
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Sojourner Truth’s voice rang with truth and conviction, challenging injustice with fearless grace. This account captures the force of one woman’s belief in dignity and transformation.

Keywords and Themes: Advocacy • Award Winner • Biography & Autobiography • Conviction • Courage • Cultural & Regional • Dignity • Equality • Freedom • Historical • History • Inspiration • Justice • Juvenile Nonfiction • Leadership • Religious (See Also Religious - Christian • Social Activists • Transformation • United States - 19th Century • Women

Readability • 5.1

Age Range • 6-9

Pages • 40

Subjects • United States • Social reformers • Reformers • African Americans • Women • Truth • Sojourner • African American abolitionists • African American women • Abolitionists

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Religious (See Also Religious - Christian • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century

A powerful picture book biography of one of the abolitionist movement's most compelling voices.

Sojourner Truth traveled the country in the latter half of the 19th century, speaking out against slavery. She told of a slave girl who was sold three times by age 13, who was beaten for not understanding her master's orders, who watched her parents die of cold and hunger when they could no longer work for their keep. Sojourner's simple yet powerful words helped people to understand the hideous truth about slavery. The story she told was her own.

Only Passing Through is the inspiring story of how a woman, born a slave with no status or dignity, transformed herself into one of the most powerful voices of the abolitionist movement. Anne Rockwell combines her lifelong love of history with her well-known skill as a storyteller to create this simple, affecting portrait of an American icon.

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