Isabella "Sojourner" Truth was born into slavery in Ulster County, New York.
New York begins to discuss the the emancipation of slavery which is important because it would free Isabella.
Isabella was auctioned off for $100 to John Neely. He became frustrated that she could not speak enlgish very well so she often did common house chores.
Truth was sold to John Dumont for $175.
Truth and Robert gave birth to her first child, Diana
Isabella is forced to marry an older slave named Thomas.
Thomas and Sojourner have thier son Peter. This is Truth's second child.
Thoma and Truth have another son, James; however, he dies at a very young age
Isabella and Thomas have their daughter Elizabeth.
Isabella left Dumont's farm in 1826 and her path to freedom began.
Sojourner and Thomas have thier last child, Sophia.
Truth had earlier escaped the Dumont's with her daughter Sophia. Isabella's other daughter and son stayed behind. Shortly after her escape, Truth found out that her son Peter, who was only five years old, had been illegally sold to a man that lived in Alabama. She took this to court and won, making sure that Peter would return safely home. This was one of the first cases in which a black woman challenged a white man in a U.S. court and won.
New York emancipated all slaves. They had been taking about abolishing slavery since 1799.
In 1828, Isabella moved to New York City and began speaking out for women's rights.
"The Liberator" is published. This was written by abolitionists. Basically it was a newspaper that spoke out against slavery.
Isabella Baumfree changed her name to Sojourner Truth. She interpreted this as devoting her life to abolishing slavery. Sojourner means traveler and Truth means being real. When you put it together, she thought of it as she was traveling to speak the truth and only the truth.
Truth gives her famous Ain't I a Women Speech.
Sojourner Truth passes away at her home in Battle Creek. She was 86 years old.
A memorial stone in honor of Sojourner Truth is placed in the Stone History Tower in Monument Park, downtown Battle Creek.
A part of Michigan state highway M-66 was designated the Sojourner Truth Memorial Highway to honor her.
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