The Remarkable Untold Story of Sojourner Truth

By Cynthia Greenlee Photographs by Maddie McGarvey On May 29, 1851, a woman asked to address the attendees of the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron. She cut a striking figure, close to six feet tall even without her crisp bonnet. She was more than likely the only Black person in the room. A procession of participants had already sounded off about the plight and potential of the “fairer sex” during the…