The plaza will be located at the old United Way of Summit & Medina’s parking lot.
The Next 400: Women lead effort to preserve Akron legacy of abolitionist and suffragist, Sojourner TruthOfficials say United Way CEO Jim Mullen supported repurposing the adjacent parking lot into a plaza to host a statue of Truth.
The Sojourner Truth Project Committee in Akron fundraised for the statue, hoping to place it as close to the original location of the speech, Old Stone Church. Truth gave the “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech at the Old Stone Church during the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention. Officials say the Church was formerly located in downtown Akron, adjacent to the United Way parking lot.The Sojourner Truth Project Committee has been educating the community about Sojourner Truth’s enduring values of women’s rights and the rights of all people since forming in 2019.
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