The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, credited to Olive Gilbert, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, by Olive Gilbert. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the gripping autobiographical account of Sojourner Truths life as a slave in pre-Civil War New York State, and her eventual escape to Freedom. Since Sojourner could neither read or write, she dictated her story to Olive Gilbert after they met at a Women’s Rights rally. The Narrative was first published in 1850, and was widely distributed by the Abolitionist Movement. It was one of the catalysts for the rise of anti-slavery public opinion in the years leading up to the Civil War. Though Olive Gilbert's writing about Sojourner takes on a patronizing tone at times (a weakness of some Abolitionists), The Narrative of Sojourner Truth remains a moving and historic document, chronicling the struggles of African-Americans under slavery and the life of a truly remarkable woman. (Introduction by Marc Kockinos)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
• Author credits: Olive Gilbert
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 31
• Listed recording duration: 4:23:34

Catalogue topics

• nonfiction
• slavery
• abolitionist
• America

Opening tracks: first 24 of 31

1. 01 - HER BIRTH AND PARENTAGE — 2:12
2. 02 - ACCOMMODATIONS — 2:54
3. 03 - HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS — 3:28
4. 04 - HER RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION — 3:20
5. 05 - THE AUCTION — 4:01
6. 06 - DEATH OF MAU-MAU BETT — 2:48
7. 07 - LAST DAYS OF BOMEFREE — 5:41
8. 08 - DEATH OF BOMEFREE — 3:32
9. 09 - COMMENCEMENT OF ISABELLA'S TRIALS IN LIFE — 4:06
10. 10 - TRIALS CONTINUED — 4:12
11. 11 - HER STANDING WITH HER NEW MASTER AND MISTRESS — 13:24
12. 12 - ISABELLA'S MARRIAGE — 3:07
13. 13 - ISABELLA AS A MOTHER — 3:45
14. 14 - SLAVEHOLDER'S PROMISES — 4:10
15. 15 - HER ESCAPE — 5:49
16. 16 - ILLEGAL SALE OF HER SON — 5:10
17. 17 - IT IS OFTEN DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN — 24:08
18. 18 - DEATH OF MRS. ELIZA FOWLER — 11:02
19. 19 - ISABELLA'S RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE — 37:37
20. 20 - NEW TRIALS — 12:06
21. 21 - FINDING A BROTHER AND SISTER — 4:13
22. 22 - GLEANINGS — 12:51
23. 23 - THE MATTHIAS DELUSION — 20:10
24. 24 - FASTING — 2:20

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