There will be 2 more community walking tours this year. Please join us at the statue at 10 a.m. for a walk through history: Sojourner Truth, David Ruggles, Frederick Douglass, and other major 19th c. abolitionists lived or visited Florence and left 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, Read more…
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee was recently awarded a grant from the Northampton Education Foundation for a collaborative project with three Northampton elementary schools, Leeds, Jackson Street, and R.K. Finn Ryan Road. The six-month project educated students about the history Read more…
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Sojourner Truth Scholarship for Social Justice, Olivia Kan-Sperling, of Northampton High School, and Lanre Thomas, of Amherst Regional High School. Olivia Kan-Sperling has used art to start community dialogues around Read more…
The 14th Annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Celebration, free and open to the public, will be held on Sunday, May 29, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Sojourner Truth statue, at the corner of Park and Pine Streets in Florence, Read more…
Thank you for your generous support on Valley Gives Day 2016! We raised $810, and won a $500 golden ticket, putting our total at $1,310. This was another great 24-hour effort in support of our committee’s work, and we are 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 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.”
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee has been awarded a grant from the Northampton Education Foundation for an educational project that will share with Northampton fifth graders the legacy of Sojourner Truth in the Pioneer Valley. The Committee will work in Read more…
Thank you to everyone who supported us on #GivingTuesday, as well as those who have supported us this year. Whether through a donation, volunteering your time, attending an event, or spreading the word about our work, your efforts have made Read more…