annual celebration
Annual Celebration May 26
The 2013 Annual Celebration of Sojourner’s spirit was a lively one. Entertainment, premier of a new book, scholarship winners and more.
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Sojourner Truth and 19th century Florence
In Spring 2013 with generous grant support from Mass Foundation for Humanities the committee launched a new curriculum project to integrate Sojourner Truth’s history and 19th century Florence abolitionist history into local high school curriculum. New Leadership Charter High School, Read more…
Award
Recognition for activism at Middle School
In 2013, the committee inaugurated a new award in its ongoing effort to promote social and racial justice. An award will be made each year to one middle school student from JFK Middle School, Northampton recognizing their work for social Read more…
Play
Sojourner Truth Play
As part of the Sojourner Truth Committee’s commitment to introducing Sojourner’s powerful story and vision into school curricula, the committee in 2009-10 collaborated with Enchanted Circle Theater to produce a play about Sojourner’s life. “Sojourner’s Truth: I Will Shake Every Read more…
Play
Truth Opera
Old Deerfield Productions produced a new folk opera based on Sojourner Truth’s life in Northampton at the Academy of Music Feb. 16-18, 2012 to sold out crowds. Encore Presentation: Truth the Opera will be presented for one night only Feb. Read more…
News from Scholarship Recipients
2007 Scholarship Recipient David Poritz Earns Rhodes Scholarship
David Poritz, a resident of Amherst and recipient of the 2007 Sojourner Truth Memorial Scholarship, has earned one of 32 Rhodes Scholarships. He will spend a year earning a Masters degree in global governance and diplomacy at Oxford University. Read Read more…
Sojourner in the News
Bust of Sojourner Truth Unveiled in U.S. Capitol
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 Read more…
News and Events
Mars Rover Named for Sojourner Truth
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 Read more…