Alfre Woodard reads Sojourner Truth

Alfre Woodard reads "Ain't I a Woman?", a speech delivered by abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the Women's Convention in 1851. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,)February 1, 2007 at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA.

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[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.

[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

[breonnaqueen]

I absolutely love Sojourner Truth. One of my favorite people in history. Decades later and you can still feel the emotion in this speech.

[undergroundsoul94]

We watched this in my soc/women's studies class today, and I got chills, there were LITERALLY goosebumps running up my arms. It was amazing.

[sweetangelcake13]

Beautiful...

Ain't I a woman!!!!!!!!???????????

[puppylover chloe]

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[nikkiray9]

hmmm powerful..

[Erica Sanders]

I'm reciting this for my history class and I feel so much more confident after watching this video .

[J. Edward Griffin]

She is such a performer when it is necessary and has such a stage presence that makes for interesting dialogue

[Robin Fee]

I have laughed and cried and praised. This transcends age and race. Amazing!

[Tayarta Brown]

Love it!

[andrea zamora]

i have to recite this to my class and Alfe Woodard just inspired me!:)