Sojourner by Richard Lamont Pierce

“Become a part of American history as it unfolds before your eyes…Playwright Richard Lamont Pierce pulls you into a riveting in-depth view of the life of Sojourner Truth, the first African American woman in the suffrage movement, abolitionist, and confidante to Abraham Lincoln. Begin to understand through Sojourner’s unmitigated audacity to make things happen, the depth of her impact on the abolition of slavery, women’s right, prison reform, America and the world. Before Harriet, Martin, Rosa, Malcolm, Obama, Black Lives Matter… There was Sojourner Truth!”

Based on the life and times of freedom fighter Sojourner Truth, this powerful story is told through the emotional testimony of the Barrymore winner, versatile actress ZUHAIRAH!