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Sojourner Truth Monument

Located in Monument Park, the Sojourner Truth Monument is dedicated to Sojourner Truth who was an African American activist who fought for women's rights and abolitionism. She was the first ever African American woman to win a case against a white man in the court of law and was also instrumental in recruiting African American troops for the Union Army during the Civil War. The monument which graces the park is 12 foot (3.66 meters) high and was sculpted by the internationally renowned sculptor Tina Allen.

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