Editing Sojourner Truth (section)

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In 1862, American sculptor [[William Wetmore Story]] completed a marble statue, inspired by Sojourner Truth, named ''The Libyan Sibyl''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stowe|first=Harriet Beecher|date=February 3, 2012|title=Sojourner Truth, The Libyan Sibyl|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/02/sojourner-truth-the-libyan-sibyl/308872/|access-date=February 11, 2020|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref> The work won an award at the [[1862 International Exhibition|London World Exhibition]]. The original sculpture was gifted to the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], in New York City, by the Erving Wolf Foundation in 1978.

In 1983, a plaque honoring Sojourner Truth was unveiled in front of the historic Ulster County Courthouse in [[Kingston, New York]]. The plaque was given by the Sojourner Truth Day Committee to commemorate the centennial of her death.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=March 12, 2019|title=Sculptor chosen for Sojourner Truth monument at Walkway Over the Hudson|url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/local-news/sculptor-chosen-for-sojourner-truth-monument-at-walkway-over-the/article_da203836-44da-11e9-b961-1b51f6be6070.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323201634/https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/local-news/sculptor-chosen-for-sojourner-truth-monument-at-walkway-over-the/article_da203836-44da-11e9-b961-1b51f6be6070.html|archive-date=March 23, 2021|access-date=February 14, 2020|website=Daily Freeman|language=en}}</ref>

In 1990, New York Governor [[Mario Cuomo]] presented a two-foot statue of Sojourner Truth, made by New York sculptor [[Ruth Inge Hardison]], to Nelson Mandela during his visit to New York City.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=April 5, 2016|title=Inge Hardison, Actress and Sculptor of Heroes, Dies at 102|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/arts/design/inge-hardison-actress-and-sculptor-of-heroes-dies-at-102.html|access-date=February 14, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 1998, on the 150th anniversary of the [[Seneca Falls Convention]], a life-sized, terracotta statue of Truth by artists A. Lloyd Lillie, Jr., and Victoria Guerina was unveiled at the [[Women's Rights National Historical Park]] visitor center. Although Truth did not attend the convention, the statue marked Truth's famous 1851 speech in Akron, Ohio, and recognized her important role in the fight for women's suffrage.

In 2013, a bronze statue of Truth as an 11-year-old girl was installed at [[Port Ewen, New York]], where Truth lived for several years while still enslaved. The sculpture was created by New Paltz, New York, sculptor [[Trina Green]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sojourner Truth in Ulster County|url=http://www2.newpaltz.edu/sojourner_truth/|access-date=February 14, 2020|website=www2.newpaltz.edu}}</ref>

In 2015, the Klyne Esopus Museum installed a historical marker in [[Ulster Park, New York]] commemorating Truth's walk to freedom in 1826. She walked about 14 miles from Esopus, up what is now Floyd Ackert Road, to Rifton, New York.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sojourner Truth marker to be unveiled Aug. 3 in West Park |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2015/07/19/sojourner-truth-marker-to-be-unveiled-aug-3-in-west-park/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |work=Daily Freeman |date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>

In 2020, a statue was unveiled at the [[Walkway Over the Hudson]] park in [[Highland, Ulster County, New York|Highland, New York]].  It was created by Yonkers sculptor Vinnie Bagwell, commissioned by the New York State Women's Suffrage Commission.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sojourner Truth|url=https://parks.ny.gov/history/women/|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> The statue includes text, braille, and symbols. The folds of her skirt act as a canvas to depict Sojourner's life experiences, including images of a young enslaved mother comforting her child, a slavery sale sign, images of her abolitionist peers, and a poster for a women's suffrage march.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 26, 2020|title=Sojourner Truth Statue Unveiled at Ulster Welcome Center Plaza|url=https://walkway.org/sojourner-truth-statue-unveiled-at-walkways-ulster-welcome-center-plaza/|website=Walkway Over the Hudson}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzbG9KtvtHE&feature=youtu.be |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/nzbG9KtvtHE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Have you met Sojourner Truth?|date=August 20, 2020|publisher=NY State Parks|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=August 26, 2020|title=Sojourner Truth statue unveiled at Walkway Over the Hudson|work=Daily Freeman|url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/local-news/sojourner-truth-statue-unveiled-at-walkway-over-the-hudson/article_9e49985e-e7c5-11ea-bfcd-d7445afb7d84.html|access-date=August 28, 2020|archive-date=December 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230024629/https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/local-news/sojourner-truth-statue-unveiled-at-walkway-over-the-hudson/article_9e49985e-e7c5-11ea-bfcd-d7445afb7d84.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAH0tidNDkc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/FAH0tidNDkc| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Sojourner Truth Statue Unveiled at Walkway Over the Hudson in Highland, NY|date=August 26, 2020|publisher=Daily Freeman|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On August 26, 2020, on the 100th anniversary of the passage of the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]], a statue honoring Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in [[Central Park]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|title=Central Park unveils statue of women's rights pioneers – its first statue of real-life women|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/central-park-unveils-statue-womens-rights-pioneers-equality-day/|access-date=August 28, 2020|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=August 26, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> The sculpture, entitled "[[Women's Rights Pioneers Monument]]", was created by American artist [[Meredith Bergmann]]. It is the first sculpture in Central Park to depict historical women. A statue to the fictional character [[Alice in Wonderland]] is the only other female figure depicted in the park.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Eric |last1=Levenson |first2=Tawanda |last2=Scott Sambou |first3=Deborah |last3=Brunswick|title=Central Park is unveiling a statue of women's rights pioneers. It's the park's first statue of real women|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/central-park-womens-rights-statue/index.html|access-date=August 28, 2020|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> Original plans for the memorial included only Stanton and Anthony, but after critics raised objections to the lack of inclusion of women of color, Truth was added to the design.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 21, 2019|title=Sculptor crafting first women's statue for Central Park|url=https://apnews.com/c38e222130264408ab047bbcddca438c|access-date=February 14, 2020|work=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Thompson|first=Erin|authorlink=Erin L. Thompson|date=August 25, 2020|title=The Problem With NYC's New Women's Rights Monument|journal=The Nation|language=en-US|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nyc-suffrage-central-park/|access-date=August 28, 2020|issn=0027-8378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jones|first=Martha S.|title=Perspective {{!}} How New York's new monument whitewashes the women's rights movement|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/03/22/how-new-yorks-new-monument-whitewashes-womens-rights-movement/|access-date=August 28, 2020|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

On February 28, 2022, New York Governor [[Kathy Hochul]] dedicated [[Sojourner Truth State Park]] near the site of her birthplace.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Doxsey |first1=Patricia R. |title=New state park in Kingston, town of Ulster named after Sojourner Truth |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2022/02/28/new-state-park-in-kingston-town-of-ulster-named-after-sojourner-truth/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |work=Daily Freeman |date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>