Sojourner Truth Program
Video Clip List
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| 1 |
1:27.2 |
3:03.7 |
Who was Sojourner Truth? How is she known to people? To what groups does she appeal? How does she serve as a symbol? |
| 2 |
4:09.6 |
6:37.1 |
Slavery, climate of the country during her life. How many slaves were there? What percentage of the population were African-American? Census statistics |
| 3 |
6:37.3 |
7:24.0 |
How was slavery different in the North and the South? |
| 4 |
7:54.7 |
9:31.6 |
What is The Narrative? Slave narratives as a genre |
| 5 |
9:46.0 |
11:05.2 |
What life was like as a child; Sojourner Truth's family life Watch | Back to Lesson |
| 6 |
11:05.4 |
11:38.2 |
How Isabella became Sojourner Truth |
| 7 |
11:56.3 |
13:14.4 |
Major periods of Sojourner Truth's life |
| 8 |
14:00.7 |
16:04.3 |
"Ain't I a woman?" How did the phrase become identified with Sojourner Truth? |
| 9 |
16:24.7 |
17:47.0 |
What it was like to be alive during the time Sojourner Truth lived; what rights women had |
| 10 |
18:38.5 |
20:16.3 |
Physical characteristics; marriage; children Watch | Back to Lesson |
| 11 |
20:18.4 |
21:07.2 |
How did her ideology differ from other abolitionists? |
| 12 |
21:55.5 |
22:34.1 |
Why should people study Sojourner Truth? |
| 13 |
24:16.9 |
25:49.5 |
How and when Isabella obtained her freedom; what she took with her when she was freed |
| 14 |
26.22.8 |
26:58.4 |
The coalition between abolitionists and industrialists |
| 15 |
27:24.3 |
30:26.9 |
Religion, how she began preaching |
| 16 |
30:28.9 |
32:06.1 |
Sojourner Truth's spirit; challenging "the system" Watch | Back to Lesson |
| 17 |
33:43 |
34:33 |
Overcoming physical injuries |
| 18 |
34:44.1 |
35:54.3 |
Abuse during slavery |
| 19 |
36:03.4 |
38:47.8 |
How did Sojourner Truth become an author if she could not read or write? Why she wanted to publish her life story; how it was accomplished Watch | Back to Lesson |
| 20 |
42:13.9 |
46:42.7 |
History of the Merritt house; how long Sojourner Truth lived in the house? |
| 21 |
48:07.9 |
49:13.7 |
Why she never learned to read or write |
| 22 |
50:05.0 |
51:06.3 |
Historical accuracy of Harriet Beecher Stowe's article on Sojourner Truth |
| 23 |
56:58.4 |
1:00:45 |
Vignette on Battle Creek Monument park |
| 24 |
1:01:17 |
1:06:34 |
Booknotes clip with Nell Irvin Painter |
| 25 |
1:06:42 |
1:09:01 |
Biographical information |
| 26 |
1:09:30 |
1:11:53 |
What brought Sojourner Truth to Battle Creek; what it was like at the time |
| 27 |
1:12:01 |
1:13:16 |
How did her life intersect with the Kellog family? |
| 28 |
1:14:52 |
1:15:53 |
How can the idea of slavery be written about in children's books? |
| 29 |
1:18:14 |
1:20:27 |
Dialect, spoken word; how it impacts the reader Watch | Back to Lesson |
| 30 |
1:20:37 |
1:23:08 |
How research affected Dr. Painter; how Sojourner Truth dealt with her son who was injured from slaveryWatch | Back to Lesson |
| 31 |
1:23:13 |
1:25:21 |
How the canal system affected travel between NY and MI; how the canal helped Sojourner Truth Watch | Back to Lesson |
| 31a |
1:25:22 |
1:26:25 |
Souvenir picture cards as a marketing tool |
| 32 |
1:26:28 |
1:29:02 |
Did Sojourner Truth need bodyguards? Did she live to know her impact on history? |
| 33 |
1:29:38 |
1:32:31 |
Circumstances of her death |
| 34 |
1:32:35 |
1:34:51 |
What were the "Books of Life?" What can you learn from them? |
| 35 |
1:40:35 |
1:41:29 |
Where is she buried? |
| 36 |
1:42:43 |
1:45:53 |
Collection of African-American history |
| 37 |
1:46:00 |
1:47:46 |
Artifacts from Sojourner Truth's life; articles; will; photographs |
| 38 |
1:50:40 |
1:51:57 |
Did anyone ever try to teach her to read or write; her signature |
| 39 |
1:52:41 |
1:54:34 |
Military service; war years |
| 40 |
1:56:10 |
1:57:02 |
Use of the courts to secure rights
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| 41 |
1:57:01 |
2:00:09 |
Family history; descendents; surname did not survive |
| 42 |
2:00:47 |
2:02:40 |
Abraham Lincoln visit with Sojourner TruthWatch | Back to Lesson |
| 43 |
2:02:41 |
2:04:05 |
Emancipation Proclamation |
| 44 |
2:05:13 |
2:07:25 |
Where did her religion stem from? |
| 45 |
2:07:36 |
2:07:58 |
Words from the Narrative |
| 46 |
2:08:16 |
2:10:25 |
How Battle Creek is preserving Sojourner Truth's history; Sojo's restaurant |
| 47 |
2:10:28 |
2:11:22 |
Sojourner's birthplace of Hurley, NY |
| 48 |
2:11:23 |
2:12:12 |
Places you can visit in the U.S. where you will see Sojourner Truth history |
| 49 |
2:13:36 |
2:26:34 |
Sojourner Truth as a "soul sister" |
| 50 |
2:16:35 |
2:18:58 |
Women's rights; feminism Watch | Back to Lesson |
| 51 |
2:19:03 |
2:21:07 |
Frances Titus as a friend to Sojourner Truth |
| 52 |
2:21:08 |
2:22:54 |
How Sojourner Truth could draw a crowd; selling of her books; made herself known |
| 53 |
2:23:17 |
2:25:13 |
The loss of family memorabilia |
| 54 |
2:25:14 |
2:26:34 |
Her popularity today vs. early 20th century |
| 55 |
2:27:31 |
2:28:42 |
Asa Waterman
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| 56 |
2:28:48 |
2:30:05 |
Her relationship with William Lloyd Garrison and The Liberator |
| 57 |
2:30:17 |
2:31:03 |
Abolitionists |
| 58 |
2:31:05 |
2:34:24 |
Sojourner's travels; her brother Michael; oral recordings of her sermons |
| 59 |
2:34:28 |
2:36:21 |
Did Horace Greeley ever meet Sojourner Truth? |
| 60 |
2:37:46 |
2:38:32 |
What people should know about Sojourner Truth; role model |
| 61 |
2:38:36 |
2:39:21 |
Description of the pin Burl McLiechey was wearing |
| 62 |
2:39:22 |
2:40:25 |
Timeline of her life; why it is important to know about her life |
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