The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2), credited to Olive Gilbert; Sojourner Truth, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2) by Olive Gilbert; Sojourner Truth. Read in English by Holly Jenson Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrative, as told by Sojourner Truth to her friend Olive Gilbert, recounts to the best of her recollection what she and her family endured while they were the legal property of other human beings. These life experiences served as the catalysts for her becoming, in her later years, an outspoken abolutionist and women's rights activist. Her forgiving attitude toward those who once treated her and her loved ones with such cruelty is an example for all who would aspire to heal and move on from traumatizing life experiences. The voice of Olive Gilbert comes through in this narrative, and together, she and Sojourner Truth build a compelling case against slavery. - Summary by Holly Jenson

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2)
• Author credits: Olive Gilbert; Sojourner Truth
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 31
• Listed recording duration: 3:58:23

Catalogue topics

• slavery
• New York
• abolitionist
• women's rights
• african american
• abolitionism

Opening tracks: first 24 of 31

1. 01 - Her Birth and Parentage — 2:19
2. 02 - Accommodations — 2:44
3. 03 - Her Brothers and Sisters — 3:22
4. 04 - Her Religious Instruction — 3:27
5. 05 - The Auction — 4:04
6. 06 - Death of Mau-Mau Bett — 2:49
7. 07 - Last Days of Bomefree — 5:58
8. 08 - Death of Bomefree — 3:49
9. 09 - Commencement of Isabella's Trials in Life — 4:12
10. 10 - Trials Continued — 4:01
11. 11 - Her Standing With Her New Master and Mistress — 13:43
12. 12 - Isabella's Marriage — 3:02
13. 13 - Isabella as a Mother — 3:41
14. 14 - Slaveholder's Promises — 4:24
15. 15 - Her Escape — 6:06
16. 16 - Illegal Sale of her Son — 5:28
17. 17 - It Is Often Darkest Just Before Dawn — 17:50
18. 18 - Death of Mrs. Eliza Fowler — 8:06
19. 19 - Isabella's Religious Experience — 29:58
20. 20 - New Trials — 13:21
21. 21 - Finding a Brother and Sister — 4:35
22. 22 - Gleanings — 11:55
23. 23 - The Matthias Delusion — 18:24
24. 24 - Fasting — 2:16

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