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Sojourner Truth (biography)

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Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
First edition
AuthorPatricia McKissack, Frederick McKissack
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's biography
Published1992 (Scholastic)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages186
ISBN9780590446914
OCLC967852524

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? is a 1992 children's biography by Patricia and Frederick McKissack. It tells the story of African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist, Sojourner Truth.

Reception

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The School Library Journal, in a review of Sojourner Truth wrote "With compassion and historical detail, the McKissacks offer a rich profile of Isabella Van Wagener. .. the McKissacks emphasize the condition of African-Americans from 1797-1883, their subject's convictions and magnetism, her contributions to the welfare of her people, and her involvement with other influential abolitionists and activists during the last 40 years of her life."[1]

Sojourner Truth has also been reviewed by Booklist,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] and Publishers Weekly.[4]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?. Scholastic. 1992. ISBN 978-0-590-44690-7. Retrieved February 24, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved February 24, 2017. The style is straightforward, but it's the dramatic quotes from Sojourner Truth herself that grab you.
  3. ^ "Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2017. A valuable contribution, well balanced and broad-minded.
  4. ^ "Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. November 2, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2017. The forceful narrative also offers a startling portrayal of a pivotal yet appalling era in American history.
  5. ^ Kathleen T. Horning; Ginny Moore Kruse; Merri V. Lindgren (1993). CCBC Choices 1992: 10 Biography and Autobiography (PDF). Friends of the CCBC Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners". hbook.com. Media Source. May 30, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present". ala.org. American Library Association. 5 April 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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