Sojourner Truth's Escape from Slavery comes from the Narrative of Sojourner Truth, an account of the famous abolitionist's life as given to her friend and admirer Olive Gilbert and published in 1850. #History #SojournerTruth #Abolitionism #Slavery #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2694-en/

The Battle of Stalingrad (now Volgograd, July 1942 to February 1943) was an attempt by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) to control the USSR's access to the Caucasus oil fields. #History #RedArmy #SecondWorldWar #SixthArmy #Stalingrad #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2696-en/

Harriet Jacobs (l. c. 1813-1897) was a former slave, abolitionist, and author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), her autobiography, describing her life as a slave in North Carolina, her flight to freedom in the North, and her experiences there. #History #HarrietJacobs #Abolitionism #Slavery #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-23889-en/

The War of 1812 (1812-1815), referred to by some contemporaries as the Second American Revolution, was fought between the United States and the United Kingdom. #History #WarOf1812 #JamesMadison #AndrewJackson #CanadianHistory #Tecumseh #TreatyOfGhent #USHistory #USSConstitution #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-23125-en/