Sojourner Truth was honored with the Google Doodle on February 1, the first day of Black History Month 2019. The image was created by artist Loveis Wise, who spoke of what this project meant to her: “As a Black woman, illustrating Sojourner Truth was especially personal and meaningful to me. Read more…
In February 2017 Rutgers University announced that it will name an apartment building on its historic New Brunswick campus after the abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth (c.1797-1883). The decision followed research findings, published in Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History, that Sojourner Truth had been enslaved Read more…
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is Sojourner Truth, Photography, and the Fight Against Slavery, an exhibition that features photographic carte de visite portraits of Truth that she sold to help make a living. From an article by KQED: “While only privileged white Americans could afford Read more…
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has announced that a new class of six oil tankers will be named after civil and human rights leaders, among them Sojourner Truth! The other leaders being honored include Harvey Milk, Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Representative John Lewis, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and women’s Read more…
Women on 20s prevails! Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced this week that not only will Harriet Tubman be replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, but Sojourner Truth will be joining a slate of suffrage leaders on the back of the $10 bill. From The New York Times: While Hamilton Read more…
Tonight on Jeopardy, our very own statue was the subject of a question on Jeopardy. The answer: “A statue of this ex-slave and abolitionist stands in Florence, Massachusetts, where she lived from 1843-1856.”
A life-size bronze sculpture of Sojourner Truth was recently unveiled at Marshall College at UC San Diego. Created by artist Manuelita Brown, the sculpture depicts Truth in motion, with a small carpet bag in one hand and a Bible in the other. The statue is accompanied by a plaque with Read more…
Asteroid 249521, an object orbiting the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, was named “Truth” after Sojourner Truth. The new name was officially sanctioned by the International Astronomical Union, which has the authority to name celestial bodies. Find out more about the asteroid.
A bust of Sojourner Truth was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. It is the first sculpture to honor an African American woman in the Capitol. The National Congress of Black Women, Inc. donated the bust. Artis Lane, a California-based sculptor, created the bronze bust, which is over-life-size and Read more…
NASA has named its Mars Pathfinder rover after Sojourner Truth. The 25-pound, six-wheeled rover will be the first to explore Mars. According to NASA: The name Sojourner was chosen for the Mars Pathfinder rover after a year-long, worldwide competition in which students up to 18 years old were invited to Read more…