Truth, Soj‧our‧ner /ˈsɒdʒənəʳ $ ˈsəʊdʒər-/
(1797–1883) a female US slave (=a black person who was owned by a white person) with strong Christian beliefs, who was allowed to become a free person and who then travelled around the US teaching people about God and speaking publicly against slavery (=the practice of owning slaves).

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