Greg Jenner
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All right, let's do that.
Fine. We'll start with an easy one. Question one. What was Sojourner Truth's first language? Oh, Dutch. Very good. Okay. Question two. What did Sojourner Truth do when a cult leader, Matthias, appeared at her door saying he was Jesus Christ?
Fine. We'll start with an easy one. Question one. What was Sojourner Truth's first language? Oh, Dutch. Very good. Okay. Question two. What did Sojourner Truth do when a cult leader, Matthias, appeared at her door saying he was Jesus Christ?
Question three. What was the name of Sojourner's son whose freedom she successfully sued for in a court of law?
Question three. What was the name of Sojourner's son whose freedom she successfully sued for in a court of law?
It was Peter.
It was Peter.
Question four. Why did she adopt the name Sojourner Truth? What did it mean to her?
Question four. Why did she adopt the name Sojourner Truth? What did it mean to her?
Very good. Question five. Which fellow abolitionist and longtime rival did Truth first meet at the Northampton Association?
Very good. Question five. Which fellow abolitionist and longtime rival did Truth first meet at the Northampton Association?
Question six. What is unusual about Truth's autobiography?
Question six. What is unusual about Truth's autobiography?
And it's Olive Gilbert. Question seven. What famous line from a speech given by Sojourner Truth at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention might have been misquoted?
And it's Olive Gilbert. Question seven. What famous line from a speech given by Sojourner Truth at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention might have been misquoted?
And maybe with a Dutch accent too.
And maybe with a Dutch accent too.
So there we go. Question eight. What technology did Sojourner Truth use to disseminate her image?
So there we go. Question eight. What technology did Sojourner Truth use to disseminate her image?
Question nine. What was notable about Sojourner Truth's appearance and physicality?