from Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman?

Write a short essay about the audience that listened to Sojourner Truth’s speech. Who were they? What were their opinions? How did Truth view her audience? What opinions do you think she had about them? What do you think the audience expected to hear from Truth? How do you think they reacted to what she said? Respond to these questions using your own ideas as well as information from this selection and from the speech.