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I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Title
I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth.
Additional title: Three-quarter length portrait of Sojourner Truth.
Collection

Cartes-de-visite collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1864
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
African Americans
Abolitionists
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
African Americans -- Women
Genres
Cartes de visite
Photographs
Notes
Content: Images of African Americans in the 19th Century
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c08ac130-c6ca-012f-01ad-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1864: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1864. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-cde8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-cde8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1864). I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-cde8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth.