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Cabinet card of Sojourner Truth, wearing a dark dress and a white shawl and cap, holding her knitting in her hand. Photograph taken in 1864, restored by Adam Cuerden.
Beneath her image is a printed caption that reads: "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance / Sojourner Truth."
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.
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Photographer, U. (2025, April 10). Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth, 1864. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20324/cabinet-card-of-sojourner-truth-1864/
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Photographer, Unknown. "Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth, 1864." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 10, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20324/cabinet-card-of-sojourner-truth-1864/.
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Photographer, Unknown. "Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth, 1864." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Apr 2025. Web. 12 Apr 2025.
