How Isabella Baumfree became Sojourner Truth.
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Yvonne V. Delk 9-01-2001

Statue of Sojourner Truth in Central Park on Womens Equality Day. Photo: John Nacion via Reuters Connect
In 1851, Sojourner Truth asked a simple question: "Arn't I a Woman?" That question, though 150 years old, turned my world upside down.