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The Lit Bit Celebrates Women’s History Month - Sojourner Truth

This week we kick things off with the fiery orator Sojourner Truth who fought against slavery and in favor of women’s rights. A little known historical fact about Sojourner is that she made history by winning two court cases against prominent Whites. One of those cases ended the practice of segregated streetcars in Washington, DC almost a full century before the famous Rosa Parks bus ride!

 

I’ll leave you this week with five inspiring books about Sojourner Truth.

  1. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth; A Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her Book of LifeNarrative of Sojourner Truth (Penguin Classics)
  2. Black Abolitionism: A Quest For Human Dignity. (Bishop Henry Mcneal Turner/Sojourner Truth Series in Black Religion) by Beverly Eileen Mitchell
  3. A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth (Picture Book Biography) by David Adler; illustrated by Gershom Griffith
  4. Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Pinkney; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
  5. Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass by James Daley (includes Ain’t I a Woman?)
Keep those pages turning,

Charisse
@CharisseCarney

Nappy Narratives for Women's History Month 2012 Include:

Sojourner Truth - Rosa Parks - Week 3 (3/20)- Week 4 (3/27) - Week 5 (4/3)

Charisse Carney-NunesCharisse Carney-Nunes is the award-winning author of several children’s books including, I Am Barack Obama, I Dream For You A World, and Nappy. She is also a literary advocate, and the Executive Producer of The Book Look a webseries airing here on AALBC.com

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