ABSTRACT
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride, written by Andrea Davis Pinkney (2009) and illustrated by Brian Pinkney, has been recognized as an excellent addition to any classroom collection seeking to add more historical representations of Black women, abolitionists, and pioneer feminists. It depicts the life of Sojourner Truth from her childhood in slavery to her adult life as an abolitionist and women's rights activist. This picture book biography is written with lyrical text that seeks to capture the fiery spirit and determination of Sojourner Truth. Throughout the text, the narrator shares what the characters, Sojourner, slave master John Dumont, a Quaker couple, and an abolitionist named Olive Gilbert, see, think, feel, do, and observe. Throughout Sojourner's Step-Stomp Stride, she is represented as someone fighting to end domination that is based on race and gender. Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride also foregrounds how women worked together across racial lines to fight against oppression that was based on race and gender.
