" I am as Strong as any Man "
Sojourner Truth, brave and courageous black women gave a powerful speech at the Woman's Rights Convention during the 1800’s. She stood out amongst many other middle-class black abolitionists and stunned the audience which consisted of several ministers as well as others. Moreover what is significant is that during this time women did not have a right to contribute to outside of domestic work much less give speeches about equality nor be part of political matters and yet she rose above and expressed her opinions. Moreover, during the 1800’s most of the society who were against slavery consisted of white members. These white members supported abolitionists due to religious backgrounds that slave- holding was a sin. Furthermore, in her speech she states many important view points from her experiences which are significant in the sense that she is capable of completing same challenges as a man in both physically and intellectual manner, yet she is robed from rights as men are not. Keeping in mind that Sojourner can not read nor write her speech is not expressed professionally with advanced wording, yet the significance is from within her and how she expresses her opinions from her heart through her experiences as a black slave women. Truth emphasis her strengths as a woman equal to those of men and touches key points about the bible and women’s capabilities during a time of racial and gender diffrentication.
2 comments:
Sojourner Truth was I think a very brave woman to do what she did. I think that she was a great role model to all the other women, especially the black women because it was a great way to show them that they are just like everyone else and they have a voice in the world just like everyone, whether they are black or white. She must have been very courageous to do what she did, because not everyone could have done what she did. She showed that women are just as intelligent as men and they have great opinions and there voices should be heard out loud.
I agree with you on everything you said about Sojourner Truth. She was a courageous and audacious for presenting that speech of empowerment. She fought for equality for slaves and she completely understood what the salves had to endure because she was once a slave herself. I like how you gave more of a background story because it gives a sense to the readers of what was happening during the time of era. I also enjoyed the picture you posted along with your paragraph because it gives it a little something extra.
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