Ain't I a Woman?: Religion Quotes

Can we just take a minute to mull over how tragic this quote is? Truth's children, siblings, and parents were all taken from her as a result of slavery. She had only her faith to turn to for comfort. She came out the stronger for it, but many others were broken.

Can you imagine being the one called out for this? The maleness of Christ is used to argue for the superiority of men. The specificity of "that little man in black" can be taken as standing in for ministers of small mind who argued against suffrage, abolition, and equal rights based on Christian dogma.

Sojourner liked this query so much, she made it twice. This is one of those conveniently forgotten points when arguing for male supremacy, so you better believe she was going to drive it home: there would have been no Christ without Mary.