Today, December 1, is #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Please consider supporting us with a gift at https://www.razoo.com/story/The-Sojourner-Truth-Memorial-Statue-Committee. Thanks to your generosity, we have been able to bring local students on tours of the African American Heritage Read more…
Sojourner Truth and David Ruggles Committees will offer once a month walking tours of the history of 19th c. Florence. You will hear about Sojourner Truth, David Ruggles, Frederick Douglass and many more people who participated in the radical abolitionism Read more…
Nearly a hundred people gathered at the Sojourner Truth statue in Florence, MA, last Sunday, May 24, to celebrate Sojourner Truth’s legacy in the local community. The beautiful afternoon started with a tour of the African American Heritage Trail, led Read more…
Please join us in congratulating the two worthy recipients of the 2015 Sojourner Truth Scholarship for Social Justice, Sajo Jefferson, of Amherst Regional High School, and Katelyn Parzych, of Easthampton High School. Sajo is a committed anti-racism activist who has Read more…
Scholarship award recipients and more. Our program in 2015 featured speaker Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, and singer Gloria DeLayne Matlock.
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee is happy to announce the launch of the Community Support page to recognize the generous financial support of the following businesses and organizations: Florence Bank River Valley Market Baystate Health Daily Hampshire Gazette Wohl Family Read more…
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 Read more…
Thanks to the generous support of our community, the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee had a successful Valley Gives 2014. We are pleased to report that we broke our 30-donor goal with 32 individual donors. Thank you to all those who Read more…
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee has received an Engaging New Audiences grant from Mass Humanities for a second year. It funds a project in partnership with Commonwealth Academy in Springfield, MA. which will bring 75 students and their teachers on Read more…
Thank you to all who attended Sunday’s 12th annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Celebration! The event was a wonderful testament to Sojourner Truth’s legacy in Florence, with impressive scholars, thought-provoking speakers, and entertaining performers. To see more photos of the event, Read more…