Sojourner Truth

In honor of Black History Month, Katy takes Nathan (and you) on a gut-punching, inspiring journey through the life of Sojourner Truth. Born into slavery in late-1700s New York as Isabella “Bell,” her early years are marked by separation and brutal abuse, but this story is also about what she builds from it: faith, rage, resilience, and a voice that could stop a room cold.

We follow Sojourner as she fights her way toward freedom, including the moment she walks off the farm at sunrise with her baby, and the landmark case where she sues to get her son back after he’s illegally sold south and wins.

From there: New York City, religious communities that get a little culty, more courtroom victories, and her rise as a traveling preacher, bestselling author, abolitionist, and women’s rights icon. We dig into the legacy of “Ain’t I a Woman?,” her reform work, and the surreal fact that she even met President Lincoln.

It starts as a bummer. It ends as a battle cry. Cheers to this badass bitch.