Glorying in tribulation : the lifework of Sojourner Truth / Erlene Stetson, Linda David.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stetson, Erlene, 1949-

Contributor:

David, Linda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American abolitionists--Biography.

African American abolitionists.

Abolitionists--United States--Biography.

Abolitionists.

Social reformers--United States--Biography.

Social reformers.

Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883.

Truth, Sojourner.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Glorying in Tribulation, Stetson presents a new dimension of Sojourner Truth''s character. Much of the information regarding this oft-quoted African American woman is either the stuff of legend or is in dispute. This important new biography takes both legend and fact and sets them into a larger historical context. The authors utilize archival sources, and other forms of direct and indirect evidence to create a better understanding of Truth. We see her victories as well as her defeats--we see her as a real person. Truth comes alive in the pages of this book through her poignant, prophetic w

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Speaking of Shadows; Chapter 2. The Country of the Slave; Chapter 3. The Claims of Human Brotherhood; Chapter 4. Sojourners; Chapter 5. I Saw The Wheat Holding Up Its Head; Chapter 6. Harvest Time for the Black Man, and Seed-Sowing Time for Woman: Nancy Works in the Cotton Field; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"A Michigan State University Press publisher's circle book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-233) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-87013-908-8

0-585-18839-4

OCLC:

44959440