Sojourner Truth
...rner Truth froze a local street when a driver refused her passage. With the support of the crowd she forced the driver to carry her. During her legendary life, she challenged injustice whenever she saw it. She was an abolitionist, women's rights activist and preacher. In 1829 Sojourner moved to New York City and joined a Christian church. She attracted attention for her excellent preaching, praying, and singing skills. In 1846, she joined the antislavery movement and traveled with Frederick Douglass. As an outstanding orator, she soon became one of the most popular speakers for the abolitionist cause. In 1851, she spoke at a convention in Ohio and made her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech when a white man questioned her gender because of her deep voice and her body structure. She ended that rumor in Silver Lake, Indiana because she exposed her breast to the audience that accused her of this. Her antislavery attitude took her to the Midwest in 1853 where she decided to settle down in Michigan. In 1864, she had a meeting with Abraham Lincoln. Sojourner was famous for her interesting one-line comebacks. If she spoke, an audience in Indiana threatened to burn the building down. "Then I will speak to the ashes," she replied. Another famous line was, "I can't read a book but I c...