Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat,
Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to
court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as
Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold
and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she
knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled,
inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883
at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough
continues to share that remarkable story.