Myths, Stereotypes and Realities of African-American Women - A Personal Reflection #252219

In 1851, exactly 140 years ago at a woman's rights conference during the Women's Suffrage movement, a freed african-american slave woman named Sojourner Truth, at a woman's rights conference asked the disturbing question, Ain't I a woman? She was the lone african-american woman, the only voice for women like herself at the meeting. She was not one of the invited speakers; she came forth on her own volition. Her assertion called for the recognition of dignity, respect and equal justice for all women. But Sojourner's assertion also revealed the contradictory, unequal status and treatment among White women, African American women, and african-american men.