When I left the house of bondage I left everything behind.
I wasn’t going to keep nothing of Egypt on me, an’ so I went
to the Lord an’ asked him to give me a new name. And he gave
me Sojourner because I was to travel up and down the land
showing the people their sins and bein’ a sign unto them. I
told the Lord I wanted two names ’cause everybody else had
two, and the Lord gave me Truth, because I was to declare
the truth to the people.
Sojourner Truth (1797-1883)
