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Sojourner Truth: A Resource Guide

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This bibliography on Sojourner Truth contains selected works for both a general audience and younger readers. Each title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.

Selected Works by Sojourner Truth

Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her Book of Life ; Also , A Memorial Chapter by Gilbert Olive
Call Number: E185.97 .T875
Published/Created: 1998
Electronic versions available: Library of Congress copy | Internet Archive copy External
Sojourner Truth Papers, 1853-1883 by Sojourner Truth
Call Number: MMC
This collection is comprised of letters written by and to Sojourner Truth, biographical material, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and photographs of or relating to Truth.

Selected Biographies and other Studies of Sojourner Truth

Enduring Truths: Sojourner's Shadows and Substance by Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
Call Number: E185.97.T8 G75 2015
ISBN: 9780226192130
Published/Created: 2015-09-21
Glorying in Tribulation: The Lifework of Sojourner Truth by Erlene Stetson; Linda David
Call Number: E185.97.T8 S74 1994
ISBN: 0870133373
Published/Created: 1994-08-31
Sojourner Truth's America by Margaret Washington
Call Number: E185.97.T8 W37 2009
ISBN: 9780252034190
Published/Created: 2009-03-11
Sojourner Truth--Slave, Prophet, Legend by Carleton Mabee; Susan M. Newhouse
Call Number: E185.97.T8 M32 1993
ISBN: 0814754848
Published/Created: 1993-05-01
Sojourner Truth: A Biography by Larry G. Murphy
Call Number: E185.97.T8 M87 2011
ISBN: 9780313357282
Published/Created: 2011-01-20
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol by Nell Irvin Painter
Call Number: E185.97.T8 P35 1996
ISBN: 0393027392
Published/Created: 1996-09-01
Sojourner Truth: American Abolitionist by W. Terry Whalin
Call Number: E185.97.T8 W48 1997
ISBN: 1557489335
Published/Created: 1997-06-01
Sojourner Truth: Prophet of Social Justice by Kinnard Richman Isabelle
Call Number: E185.97.T8 R53 2016
ISBN: 9780415808699
Published/Created: 2016-05-09
Sojourner Truth As Orator: Wit, Story, and Song by Suzanne P. Fitch; Roseann M. Mandziuk
Call Number: E185.97.T8 A5 1997
ISBN: 0313300682
Published/Created: 1997-09-23

For Younger Readers

Her Story, Her Words: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Frances E. Ruffin
Call Number: E185.97 .T897 2004
ISBN: 0823943879
Published/Created: 2004-01-01
My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth by Ann Turner; James Ransome (Illustrator)
Call Number: E185.97.T8 T87 2015
ISBN: 9780060758981
Published/Created: 2015-01-20
Sojourner Truth by Heather Moore Niver
Call Number: E185.97.T8 N58 2015
ISBN: 9781482429121
Published/Created: 2015-07-15
Sojourner Truth by Gwenyth Swain
Call Number: E185.97.T8 S93 2005
ISBN: 1575056518
Published/Created: 2005-01-01
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Call Number: E185.97.T8 P56 2009
ISBN: 9780786807673
Published/Created: 2009-11-24
Sojourner Truth: A Voice for Freedom by Patricia C. McKissack; Fredrick L. McKissack
Call Number: E185.97.T8 M37 2002
ISBN: 0766016935
Published/Created: 2002-01-01
Sojourner Truth: Early Abolitionist by Joanne Mattern
Call Number: E185.97.T8 M36 2003
ISBN: 0823965023
Published/Created: 2003-01-01
Sojourner Truth: Preacher for Freedom and Equality by Suzanne Slade; Natascha Alex Blanks (Illustrator)
Call Number: E185.97.T8 S58 2008
ISBN: 9781404837263
Published/Created: 2007-09-01
Sojourner Truth: Speaking Up for Freedom by Patricia Lantier; Geoffrey Michael Horn
Call Number: E185.97.T8 H67 2010
ISBN: 9780778748403
Published/Created: 2009-08-01
Who Was Sojourner Truth? by Yona Zeldis McDonough; Jim Eldridge (Illustrator); Tomie dePaola; Who HQ
Call Number: E185.97.T8 M366 2015
ISBN: 9780448486789
Published/Created: 2015-12-29

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Subjects: African American Studies, American History, American Women History, Individuals