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Rutgers University Has Renamed its College Avenue Apartments To Honor Sojourner Truth

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Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey has renamed its College Avenue Apartments to honor Sojourner Truth. Born into slavery, Sojourner Truth became a leading abolitionist and advocate for women’s rights.

While a slave, Sojourner Truth and her parents were owned by relatives of the first president of Rutgers University. The Sojourner Truth Apartments house 440 upper-class students.

Azra Dees, a sophomore in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers, stated that “it shows a dedication to the history that we have and moving forward. And I’ll always know that I have a meaning behind the building that I’m living in, rather than just being a beautiful new building.”

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Please read original article Rutgers University Has Renamed its College Avenue Apartments To Honor Sojourner Truth posted on Healthy Black Girls on 21 September 2017 | 2:14 pm —

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