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LWV of Radnor Township Celebrating Sojourner Truth

LWV of Radnor Township Celebrating Sojourner Truth

The League of Women Voters of Radnor Township and its partners are celebrating Sojourner Truth with a live presentation in the Winsor Room by Reverend Deborah A. Zuill portraying the iconic African-American. Sojourner Truth was the brilliant 18th century suffragist, abolitionist, and human rights activist who was named one of the "100 most significant Americans of all time" by Smithsonian Magazine in 2014.

Sojourner Truth escaped slavery in 1826 in New York State, successfully sued the person who enslaved her and her 5-year-old son, and later in life published her memoir, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: a Northern Slave. Sojourner Truth's legacy lives on in contemporary America with a statue in the U.S. Capitol building, a postage stamp, and even a NASA robotic rover named in her honor!

Reverend Zuill is currently the illustrious pastor of Katsbaan Reform Church in Saugerties, New York. The ordained minister (and actor) has been portraying Sojourner Truth for the past 23 years to audiences in her home state and beyond. Reverend Zuill's portrayal is staged as an interview with a fictional reporter. In this performance, the role of the reporter will be played by her son.
 
This program presented by League of Women Voters of Radnor Township (lwvradnor.org) is supported by a grant from Pennsylvania League of Women Voters (palwv.org) Equity Initiative, and is in partnership with Radnor Memorial Library and Radnor Historical Society.
 
FREE EVENT
Mask Optional
ADA Accessible
Do you need an Accommodation?
Please let us know by calling 610-804-0324 before June 1st.
 

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Date:
Friday, June 10, 2022
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Winsor Room
Library:
Radnor Memorial Library
Audience:
  Adults     New Adult     Seniors     Teens  
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