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Hundreds gathered in Akron, Ohio, for the unveiling of a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where she gave her famed speech in 1851.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic 1851 speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?”Truth, a formerly enslaved person, delivered the speech to a crowd gathered […]