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1851 - Sojourner Truth Addresses the First Black Women’s Rights Convention

On January 25, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivered a powerful address at the first Black Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. A formerly enslaved woman turned abolitionist and women’s rights advocate, Truth’s speech championed equality and justice, laying a foundation for future movements advocating for the rights of Black women in America.

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