Overview
The LET'S MEET BIOGRAPHIES series introduces young readers to important historical figures. Through simple text, photographs, and historical illustrations, students will learn about each person's childhood, marriage and family, and major achievements. For 46 years, Sojourner Truth was known as Isabelle Baumfree, but that was her slave name. As a free woman in 1843, she wanted a new name. She wanted to travel and tell others the truth about slavery.