AKRON, Ohio — Hundreds gathered in Akron on Wednesday to witness the unveiling of a statue honoring the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth at the exact location where she delivered her 1851 speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Truth, an abolitionist who was born into slavery, shared the famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech to a crowd of women at what was once the Universalist Old Stone Church where the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention took place.

More on the statue unveiling and new Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in Akron.