Two women with similar backgrounds. Both slaves both fiercely independent. Both great in
different ways.Harriet Tubman: brave pioneer who led her fellow slaves to freedom larger than
life . . . yearning to be free.Sojourner Truth: strong woman who spoke up for African American
rights tall as a tree . . . yearning to be free.One day in 1864 the lives of these two women
came together. When Harriet Met Sojourner is a portrait of these two remarkable women from
their inauspicious beginnings to their pivotal roles in the battle for America's future.
