I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance

See on museum website

Description

Sojourner Truth

Object Information

Date Created:

1864

Local ID:

PR.011.5.2

Collection:

N-YHS Library, Photographs

Credit Line:

New-York Historical Society Library

Dimensions:

4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)

Materials:

Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)

Rights:

This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the New-York Historical Society. For more information, please visit the New-York Historical Society's Rights and Reproductions Department web page at http://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions.

Appears In

Resource Kit
New-York Historical Society

Sojourner Truth - Advocate for Abolitionism and Women's Rights

Examine the history of the abolitionist movement in the 19th century through the life of Sojourner Truth. This kit explores the intersections of race and gender within the movement through Sojourner Truth’s activism. Essential Questions: How did Sojourner Truth become involved in the abolitionist movement? How did her advocacy for abolition and women’s rights intersect? How did her work fit within the larger abolitionist and women’s rights movements?

Created by: New-York Historical Society

Grade 6-12