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Bonus: The Whole Truth

PORTRAITS by Deborah Sisum

Feb 4, 202534:30Arts

From the Smithsonian's Sidedoor podcast: sorting fact from fiction to find the real Sojourner Truth. As a prominent woman's rights activist and abolitionist, Sojourner Truth gave hundreds of speeches and sold countless i...

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Bonus: The Whole Truth is an episode from PORTRAITS by Deborah Sisum. From the Smithsonian's Sidedoor podcast: sorting fact from fiction to find the real Sojourner Truth. As a prominent woman's rights activist and abolitionist, Sojourner Tr...

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