I enjoyed reading Truth's story about what she had to go through and her experiences with battling slavery. She was a slave for almost her entire life, but that didn't stop her from trying to create a family and as normal life as she could with her circumstances. She ended up getting married and having three kids, a boy and two girls. Eventually, Truth was able to escape to freedom with one of her daughters while the other two stayed behind. She later learned that her son was illegally sold so she took the issue to court and was able to get him back. She was the first black woman to successfully challenge a white man in court in the United States. The time that she lived in was the reason of these events happening and why she wrote about her experiences.
This all took place in the early 1800's when slavery was a very common occurrence. Truth knew it wasn't right and did her best to fight slavery and save as many slaves as she could. Her real name was actually Isabella Baumfree but changed it in 1843 to Sojourner Truth when she began fighting for women's rights. I originally didn't think she did a lot, but after reading about her I think she had a big impact on the issues that she fought for. I am not sure but the wourld could be different without her doing what she did.
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