Since Black History Month is here, I wanted to share something that I believe is significant. Black history is American history. It’s the story of how Africans and their descendants fought and sacrificed for this country, even when they weren’t given the same rights and opportunities as other citizens. That’s what I want to talk about. Contrary to popular belief, […]
Sojourner Truth…Is What They Call Her 2
Sojourner Truth They called her Sojourner Truth, but in actuality, her name was Isabella Baumfree. She was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York, to James and Elizabethan Baumfree. Along with her parents, she spent her life on the Johannesburg estate as a slave. Dutch was her first language since Dutch people enslaved her. Despite everything, when she turned […]