Who Was Sojourner Truth - Who Was...? Author:Yona Zeldis Mcdonough, Jim Eldridge (Illustrator) Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court -- and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. — Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from... more » slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough continues to share that remarkable story.« less