Episode 109: The Voice and Faith of Sojourner Truth

FEB 12, 202379 MIN
The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic life.

Episode 109: The Voice and Faith of Sojourner Truth

FEB 12, 202379 MIN

Description

In this episode we talk with historian and biographer Nancy Koester about her new book on nineteenth-century abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sojourner Truth. Our discussion focuses on Truth's lifelong pursuit of a just society, a deeper knowledge of God, and a sense of community for her and her family. Koester's book is titled We Will Be Free: The Life and Faith of Sojourner Truth.

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