Sojourner Truth Statue prototype by Woodrow Nash.
Sojourner Truth Statue
Last year, community leaders in Summit County came together to establish the Summit Suffrage Centennial Committee to recognize the importance of the Suffrage Centennial in Summit County. From this committee, the Sojourner Truth Statue Project was born. This project is a renewed effort to establish a Sojourner Truth statute in Akron, the site of Truth's famous speech that challenged the exclusion of women of color from the women’s rights movement.
Make a Donation
If you are interested in making a donation, but do not wish to contribute online, please contact the Sojourner Truth Project at Truth.2020.Statue@gmail.com or 330-329-8002.
Sojourner Truth; Source: Library of Congress
Learn about the Site of
Sojourner Truth's
'Ain't I A Woman' Speech
This building was constructed in 1916 and renovated in the early 1990s and named in honor of Sojourner Truth, the famous abolitionist and women's rights orator who is credited with making a speech challenging the exclusion of women of color from antebellum women's movement.
Contact
Towanda Mullins
Chair, Truth Statue Project
Co-Chair, Akron Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Akron Alumnae Chapter.
Truth.2020.Statue@gmail.com
330-329-8002