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A sojourner is a person who resides temporarily in a place. Sojourner may also refer to: People * Sojourner Truth (1797–1883), abolitionist and women's rights activist * Albert Sojourner (1872–1951), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * Melanie Sojourner (born 1968) member of the Mississippi State Senate * Mike Sojourner (born 1953), American retired National Basketball League player * Sabrina Sojourner (born 1952), American politician previously serving as DC's shadow representative from 1997 to 1999 * Willie Sojourner (1943–2005), basketball player and brother of Mike Sojourner Media * ''Sojourners'', a Christian monthly magazine * Sojourner, a member of the DC Comics superhero team Hellenders * Sojourner (album), ''Sojourner'' (album) a box set by the alternative country band Magnolia Electric Co. * "Sojourner", a song by the Smashing Pumpkins from ''Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts'', 2023 * Sojourner: The Women's Forum, Sojourner (magazine), US femin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth (; born Isabella Bomefree; November 26, 1883) was an American Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and Temperance movement, alcohol temperance. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black Americans, black woman to win such a case against a white man. She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside "testifying to the hope that was in her." Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women's Convention at Akron in 1851, Ohio Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the American Civil War, Civil War by the title "Ain't I a Woman?", a variation of the original speech that was published in 1863 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Sojourner
Albert Boyd Sojourner (February 4, 1872 - November 17, 1951) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Adams County from 1916 to 1924. Biography Albert Boyd Sojourner was born on February 4, 1872, in Kingston, Mississippi. His father, Absolom Hardy Sojourner, was a Confederate Civil War A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ... veteran and member of the Jeff Davis Cavalry Legion. Albert was the Justice of the Peace in Adams County, District No. 2, from 1909 to 1915, and was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing his native Adams County, in 1915. He was then re-elected in 1919. He died on November 17, 1951. Personal life He married Kate Aubrey Bailey in 1907, and she died in 1915. They had five ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Sojourner
Melanie Sojourner (born January 5, 1968) is an American politician from the state of Mississippi. She served in the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 37th district. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was born in Centreville, Mississippi, and was raised in Kingston, Mississippi. She is the great-granddaughter of Albert Boyd Sojourner, who was in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1916. She attended Adams County Christian School, which was founded as a segregation academy and uses the Confederate flag as its symbol, and has enrolled her daughter there. She opposed the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the Flag of Mississippi. Sojourner graduated from Louisiana State University. She then worked for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association for eight years, and then as a 4-H associate for Mississippi State University. Sojourner defeated Bob Dearing in the 2011 elections to serve in the State Senate. She served as the campaign manager for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Sojourner
Michael Sojourner (born October 16, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. A power forward / center from the University of Utah, Sojourner played three seasons (1974–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, where he played his entire professional career. He averaged 8.7 points per game over three seasons. Sojourner was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (10th overall pick) of the 1974 NBA draft as well as the Denver Rockets in the 3rd round (23rd overall pick) of the 1974 ABA draft. He is the younger brother of former ABA player Willie Sojourner. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Atlanta , 73 , , 29.2 , , .488 , , .651 , , 8.8 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .8 , , 11.7 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Sojourner
Sabrina Sojourner (born October 23, 1952) is an American politician who previously served as the District of Columbia's Shadow Representative for the at-large district from January 1997 until 1999, the third individual in the position, preceded by John Capozzi. She served a single term as Shadow Representative, not seeking reelection in 1999. Sojourner is a member of the Democratic Party. Unlike the non-voting delegate seat, held by representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the position was created on behalf of the District of Columbia's government and thus is not recognized by the United States Congress. Sojourner was elected to the seat in 1997 at 83% of the vote. Early life and education Sojourner was born in Texas but grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She briefly attended California State University, Stanislaus, but got married when she was 18 and gave birth to her son, Chris, at 19. Sojourner was subject to physical abuse by her former husband before they separated two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Sojourner
Willard Leon Sojourner (September 10, 1948 – October 20, 2005) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player and international coach. He played collegiately at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah and had a professional career, winning a championship with the New York Nets and playing overseas. The Italian arena PalaSojourner was named in his honor. Sojourner is known for giving his friend and teammate Julius Erving his famous "Dr. J." nickname. He is the older brother of NBA player Mike Sojourner. Early life Willard Leon Sojourner was born on September 10, 1948, to George and Dorothy Sojourner, one of their eleven children. Sojourner attended Germantown High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he didn't play basketball until his senior year. Until his senior year, Sojourner had concentrated on swimming and track. Eventually, his father and the high school basketball coach both encouraged Willie to give up competitive swimming to concentrate on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sojourners
''Sojourners'' is a progressive monthly magazine and daily online publication of the American Christian social justice organization Sojourners, which arose out of the Sojourners Community. It was first published in 1971 under the original title of ''The Post-American''. The magazine and online publication feature reporting, commentary, and analysis on Christianity and politics, the church and social issues, social justice, and Christian living. Articles frequently feature coverage of fair trade, interfaith dialogue, peacemaking, and work to alleviate poverty. The offices of the magazine are in Washington, D.C. Julie Polter has served as editor-in-chief since September 2022. She followed Sandi Villarreal, who was named in August 2020. Adam Russell Taylor succeeded founder Jim Wallis as president in November 2020. History ''Sojourners'' magazine was originally published in 1971 under the name ''The Post American'', coming out of the Sojourners Community. The name was cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenders
The Hellenders are a fictional comic book superhero team owned by DC Comics and created by writer William Messner-Loebs. Fictional background Nathaniel The Hellenders are a group of demon hunting superheroes led by a mysterious man who goes by the alias Nathaniel. The grandson of a well-known Methodist preacher, Nathaniel has taken his family crusade to the next level. By working with the CIA and FBI, the Hellenders try to keep the citizens of Hell from gaining access to the mortal world and destroy supernatural creatures such as vampires, werewolves and ghouls. They travel from place to place in the Angelwing, a flight vehicle that can travel 200 miles per hour, can cloak under radar and has front and rear laser cannons. Amazons When Nathaniel discovered that Wonder Woman had the ability to astral project herself into various lands of myth, he feared that she would try to physically transport herself to the Underworld after she began having violent nightmares of her former Amazo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sojourner (album)
''Sojourner'' is Magnolia Electric Co.'s 2007 box-set release, comprising: three full-length albums, one four-song EP, one documentary movie on DVD called ''The Road Becomes What You Leave''; a celestial map and a medallion; all within a wooden box. The band's 2006 album, '' Fading Trails'', was compiled from the four recording sessions included in their entirety on ''Sojourner''. Track listings Nashville Moon (Produced by Steve Albini) #"Lonesome Valley" #"Montgomery" #"Don't Fade on Me" #"Hammer Down" #"No Moon on the Water" #"Nashville Moon" #"What Comes After the Blues" #"Don't This Look Like the Dark" #"North Star" #"Bowery" #"Texas 71" #"Down the Wrong Road Both Ways" Black Ram (Produced by David Lowery) #"In the Human World" #"The Black Ram" #"What's Broken Becomes Better" #"Will-O-the-Wisp" #"Kanawha" #"A Little at a Time" #"Blackbird" #"And the Moon Hits the Water" #"The Old Horizon" Sun Session (Engineered by James Lott ) #"Talk to Me Devil, Again" #"Memphis Moo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Rock Opera In Three Acts
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Women's Forum
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sojourner (rover)
The robotic ''Sojourner'' Mars rover , rover reached Mars on July 4, 1997 as part of the ''Mars Pathfinder'' mission. ''Sojourner'' was operational on Mars for 92 Timekeeping on Mars#Sols, sols (95 Earth days), and was the first wheeled vehicle to operate on an astronomical body , astronomical object other than the Earth or Moon. The landing site was in the Ares Vallis channel in the Chryse Planitia region of the Oxia Palus quadrangle. The rover was equipped with front and rear cameras, and hardware that was used to conduct several scientific experiments. It was designed for a mission lasting 7 sols, with a possible extension to 30 sols, and was active for 83 sols (85 Earth days). The rover communicated with Earth through the ''Pathfinder'' base station, which had its last successful communication session with Earth at 3:23 a.m. PDT on September 27, 1997. The last signal from the rover was received on the morning of October 7, 1997. ''Sojourner'' traveled jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
