Published by
Review and Herald Publishing Association, founded 1949
Subject of
Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
Date
1884
Medium
ink on paper with cardboard
Dimensions
Closed: 7 5/8 × 5 7/16 × 1 1/8 in. (19.4 × 13.8 × 2.9 cm)
Description
A first edition, hardcover book of the Narrative of Sojourner Truth. The dark brown cover has a gold illustration of Truth at center. There is a frontispiece portrait of an engraving of a photograph of Truth opposite the title page. The title page reads, [NARRATIVE / SOJOURNER TRUTH; / A Bondswoman of Olden Time, / EMANCIPATED BY THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE IN THE / EARLY PART OF THE PRESENT CENTURY; / WITH A HISTORY OF HER / LABORS AND CORRESPONDENCE / DRAWN FROM HER / "BOOK OF LIFE;" / ALSO, / A MEMORIAL CHAPTER, / GIVING THE PARTICULARS OF / HER LAST SICKNESS and DEATH]. There is a label on the front endpaper and a handwritten inscription on the front flyleaf, both for previous owners, and handwritten numerical inscriptions on the last page.
Place printed
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Type
narratives
hardcover books
Topic
Antislavery
Emancipation
Feminism
Free communities of color
Self-liberation
Slavery
Social reform
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.5
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59132d9f6-b027-4dde-b63d-2ae4ac84a031

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