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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06153 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | A narrative of Soujourner Truth; a bondswoman of olden time, emancipated by the New York Legislature in the early part of the present century... |
| Date | 1864 |
| Author | Gilbert, Olive (1801-1884) |
| Additional authors | Titus, Frances W. (fl. 187-1884) Truth, Sojourner (ca. 1797-1883) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | (title continues)... with a history of her labors and correspondence drawn from her 'Book of Life;' also, a memorial chapter, giving the particulars of her last sickness and death." Published by the Review and Herald Office in 1884, Battle Creek, Michigan. Signed in 1885 on inner front cover by noted abolitionist Amy Post and close friend of Frederick Douglass, presenting this book to her son Willet E. Post. Olive Gilbert collaborated with Truth for the "Narrative." 320 pages, plus 32 page memorial chapter. Contains several engravings of Truth. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History African American Author African American History Abolition Reform Movement Slavery Emancipation Freemen Religion Death |
| People | Gilbert, Olive (1801-1884) Post, Amy (b. 1802) Titus, Frances W. (fl. 187-1884) Truth, Sojourner (1797-1883) Post, Willet E. (b. 1849) Truth, Sojourner (1797-1883) |
| Place written | Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | This is the memorial edition published on the occasion of death on 26 November 1883. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |