![]() ![]() PRESENTATION: THE LIFE OF SOJOURNER TRUTHĭr. This program will tell the story of Sojourner Truth’s inspiring life, and will also focus on the detective story of how the records were recovered and the important role of archives in preserving documents for future generations and teaching history to better inform the future. Truth became one of the first Black women to win a lawsuit, and while the records of this historic case were preserved, at some point in the ensuing 200 years they were lost - only to be recovered in 2022, igniting greater understanding of Truth’s undaunting courage. Shortly after freeing herself, she began the process of restoring her family and went to court in Ulster County to free her son - and won. ![]() She was born into slavery but escaped to freedom. Sojourner Truth stands today as an iconic activist. Presented by the Historical Society of the New York Courts in collaboration with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York State Archives, and Unified Court System PROGRAM Free In-Person and Online Event at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - Open to the Public ![]()
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