Alice McGill performs the words of abolitionist and woman's rights activist, Sojourner Truth - in a speech titled, "And Ain't I A Woman?". It was given at a woman's rights convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851. Sojourner Truth (real name, Isabella Bomefree) was born a slave, circa 1799, in Ulster County, New York. She was emanicipated by state law in 1827 and went on to become a popular public speaker.
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