Sojourner Truth Monument

The Sojourner Truth Institute of Battle Creek In 1995 a group of Battle Creek citizens organized the Sojourner Truth 200th Anniversary Committee to prepare for the bicentennial of Truth's birth in 1997. After a year-long series of artistic and educational programs and special events, the Committee saw that there was a continuing need to explore and celebrate Sojourner Truth's life beyond the anniversary year.  In 1998 the Sojourner Truth Institute of Battle Creek was established as an affiliate of the Battle Creek Community Foundation to "expand the historical and biographical knowledge of her life's work and carry on her mission by teaching, demonstrating and promoting projects that accentuate the ideals and principles for which she stood." The Institute maintains volunteer and administrative headquarters with Heritage Battle Creek in the Fieldstone Center, 165 North Washington. In addition, the Heritage Battle Creek Research Center  houses one of the most extensive archives of Sojourner Truth artifacts and records in the United States. Funding support for this site comes from the Michigan Humanities Council, the Miller Foundation, and other organizations and individuals.