22c Sojourner Truth single
Object Details
- Description
- A former slave, Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) traveled the country as a preacher, a voice against slavery, and an advocate for women's rights. She was considered by many to be one of the greatest orators of her time. Her speech "Ain't I a Woman?" given in 1851, challenged the women's rights advocates to include black women in their campaign for suffrage.
- This stamp is part of the Black Heritage Stamp Series. Initiated in 1978, the USPS continues to issue a stamp featuring a notable Black American every February in conjunction with Black History Month and at other times during the year.
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- February 4, 1986
- Object number
- 1987.0235.7327
- Depicts
- Sojourner Truth, American, c. 1797 - 1883
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2203
- Topic
- Humanitarian Causes
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Black Heritage
- Women's Heritage
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1987.0235.7327
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