Sojourner truth was formerly a slave black woman who became a preacher and abolitionist. In this recording, alice walker is reading a popular rendering of the sojournerTruth speech at a public event some years ago. I could as much and eat as much as a man when i could get it, and bear the lash as well. And ain't i a woman? Ta freez i woman.
People fighting for more democracy in the United States often have to struggle against sexism and racism. In fact, those two struggles are often inseparable—certainly from the perspective of black
women and some other women of color.
Reported and produced by host John Biewen, with Season 3 co-host Celeste Headlee and Season 4 collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Glenda Gilmore, Ashley Farmer, Sandra Arrington, and
Danielle McGuire.
Music by Alex Weston, Evgueni and Sacha Galperine, and Eric Neveux. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.