Although Sojourner Truth was not allowed to learn how to read or write, she was a wise woman and had an extraordinary gift of speech.

Her mother taught her three rules that will help her when she was on her own: "never lie, never steal and trust in God"

When Belle was eleven she was sold. She learned to speak in English because of her new master's wife.

After that, she was sold twice and then forced to marry another slave. She had 5 children.

New York State passed a law to free some slaves in 1817, but her master would not free her because he said that if

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Approximate Word count = 496
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)