Sojourner Truth was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. Wikipedia
Born: Rifton, NY
Died: November 26, 1883, Battle Creek, MI
Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery Crematory, Battle Creek, MI
Parents: Elizabeth Baumfree and James Baumfree
Full name: Isabella Baumfree