Alfre Woodard reads Sojourner Truth

[JamesMondesi]

Awesome

[INVISIBLEGUY0987]

lol

[ninasooz]

I am crying so hard. My god. Where are these heroes today? Who could be this woman? Who was she? To have the courage, the heart to come after all that pain and experience to say "Look at me!" I am a white woman, and she is one of my heroes. Speaks to me to think more about my sisters of color.

[DreamTeamZombiesMem]

I learned this speech in english just cause im 12 dosnt mean i dont understand it

[TheBloopification]

Absolutely my favorite speech... Like, ever. And this rendition is anazing, too. It's not often that I listen to historical speeches more than enough times to write notes, but I find myself coming time and time again to this. Sojourner Truth- I'm in love with this speech.

[09Harlem]

what happened in 1:26 to 1:40? haha.

"i have ploughed, and planted, and could work as much no man can, no man could head me! and gathered into barns, and a'n't i a woman?"

she skipped and went back and then back and forward. haha, but it's just okay. mistake. hehehe. (--,)

[sarafina333]

pause it at 3:05

[m1shaya]

I LOVE HER! She is amazing. Cicely Tyson CANNOT compare to Alfre's version!

[dirtychickens]

Amazing speech

[TrudieVessot427]

Grab the audio from this song at soundnabber doht cohm.

[PonceCharles]

Endearing speech, but one thinks that you ought to put your knickers back on and make me a cup of tea.

[brandonbug1]

go to chatham in kent and youll hear some loud powerfull mouthy women for sure....who ever said they are the weaker sex?

[jfluter]

Love this! Very powerful!

[StellaEllaMaya]

2:31 Sorry, this expression made me laugh xD. Incredible reading of Sojourner's speech though, definitely the best I could find online.

[BayCityLife2]

Truly amazing and moving. Thank You, Thank you, Thank You Mrs. Alfre Woodard.

[MatuArt]

We need her again, NOW!

[mzfivestarchik352]

i like this poem like so much.. This is one of my best poems Ive read so far

[StellaEllaMaya]

@mzfivestarchik352 Poem? This isn't a poem.. it's a real-life speech that happened.

[peasah2005]

Sister Sojourner Truth was a strong body and had a strong and beautiful faith.

Sister Sojourner was a great courageous hero that spoke against the injustice done against Africans and she made it clear, that we are human beings and not commodities.

Sister Sojourner was a woman that made her feelings clear Africans were a people and our people were freed.

[ElderPinkerton]

This presentation of "Ain't I A Woman?" is the most powerful I have ever heard. She gives me chills. She makes "...wouldn't you be mean not to give me my half measure full?" a VERY powerful line. Wonderful presentation.

[pmiller1967]

Too bad the woman giving the speech was swayed by the "PC" bug and didn't use all the words Sojourner Truth did. Sojourner Truth didn't say "negro," she said, "nigger." If you're going to quote history then quote it accurately. It IS history and it is what it is. What are you afraid of? Also, the crowd in Sojourner Truth's day would have not wanted to be called "feminists," and they were nothing like today's feminists. Sojourner Truth would preach against THEM today.

[yhyperlover]

@pmiller1967 i agree. historical speechs should be repeat as it is read

no mordern day correction

[musicaldancedreamer]

@pmiller1967 well in my speeches book it says negros so i guess there's just diff versions

[specialclock]

@pmiller1967 can you explain why sojourner would preach against them today?

what do you define as a "feminist" today?

[markgonzgonzales]

@specialclock a feminist can be described as a person that argue to the fact that

1) women are inferior to men and

2) that this situation should be changed.

[FalconAlpaca]

@markgonzgonzales no, that isn't true. A feminist supports rights for women and thinks men and women are equal.

[markgonzgonzales]

@FalconAlpaca Actually, it's both! Of course there are different variations of feminism, but I consider one definition of a feminist as a person that, although she/he really thinks men, women, transgenders etc. are completely equal, that person also actually agrees with the idea that women, at this moment, are opressed in this society... and that we shall be changing this! This person should then of course ACT! It's a realisation of the current state.

[StellaEllaMaya]

@FalconAlpaca Have you ever spoken to a feminist? Have you EVER met one who was happy with the status quo?

[DieBlutgrafin]

I love this speech. Very moving, even 150 years later.

[dubbledubbleU]

well, it's not really a "oh-that's-funny" kinda laugh, rather a "Ain't-that-the-truth" laugh, because the emotion and raw attitude that the speech is spoken and written, mixes the powerful message with slight humor

This speech gives me chills every time I listen to it

[politicoaz]

Oh

My

God!

[hmkg1941]

This has been my favorite reading of "Ain't I a Woman?" that I have been able to find. Alfre Woodard's voice is perfect for displaying all of the emotion in this speech. Thanks for sharing this.

[rrichmondboy]

@hmkg1941 Cicely Tyson did this the best

[kellylbarron]

@hmkg1941

Ms. Alfre Woodard channels Sojourner's spirt here. It carries me away to another time, and reminds me that the time is now.

[KHTimeProtecter]

It was good enough when I READ the speech, but hearing it was bone-chilling! Only a wonderful speech like Sojourner's can do that. "Ain't I a Woman" is the best speech of all time.

AND DON'T YOU DENY IT!

[gemmawalters]

fantastic. i got chills.

[dzpstar55]

speechless she acted it out so well thumbs and the emotion was just beautiful congrats and thumbs up

[jackiethegreatest]

great recreation of sojourner's speech! its so powerful and you can see the emotions flowing in every word...one of the best interpretations I have heard so far...

[raynaharris]

read Donna Haraway's "Ecce Homo, ain't (ar'n't) I a woman, and inappropriate/d others: the human in a post-humanist landscape" and Gayatri Spivak "Can the subaltern speak"

[raynaharris]

why was she introduced by a man... is a man that opens the way for women???? i just hope the guy is not white...

wonderful interpretation...

[HelvetiaDamnation666]

Excellent

[jakethecub]

wow one of the best interpertation of this speech. power and anger in her voice. I love it.