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Sojourner Truth stood up for many injustices during her lifetime. Her passion for African-American freedom from slavery, her activism in the women’s rights movement, and her ability to survive and endure the pain of her children being taken from her and sold into slavery, made Sojourner Truth an icon for many African-Americans as well as women during the 1800’s Sojourner Truth contributed to the understanding of feminist thought by standing up for equality in not only the African-American culture, but also through her passion for women’s rights. She stood for the equality of all women, ...