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Sojourner Truth, I sell the shadow to support the substance

Carte de visite photograph of the antislavery activist, feminist, and social reformer Sojourner Truth. The "shadow" refers to her photographic image, which she sold to raise money for her various progressive causes.

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Description
Carte de visite photograph of the antislavery activist, feminist, and social reformer Sojourner Truth. The "shadow" refers to her photographic image, which she sold to raise money for her various progressive causes.
PID
nyhs:237312
NYHS Identifier
Print Room -- PR-011 -- Series I, Box 16, T
47465_SojournerTruth1864.tif
Member of
Treasures of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library
Black History Collections
Photographs of New York City and Beyond
Women's History Collections
Genre
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
photographs
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Still Image
Subject (Topical)
African Americans--Photographs
Abolitionists--United States--Photographs
Social reformers--United States--Photographs
Subject (Name)
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
Full Title
I sell the shadow to support the substance. Sojourner Truth
Contributor
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
Date Created
1864
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https://digitalcollectionsfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/2023-09/n_107597-107597-origin…
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