Sojourner Truth
publication date: Sunday, May 10, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)
category: Activism
clue: This abolitionist would do anything for her kids: She escaped with her daughter from slavery, and helped her son escape through the courts, becoming the first black woman to sue a white man successfully in the United States.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky