(CNN) Sojourner Truth, a preacher, abolitionist and women's rights activist, became one of the most significant figures in African-American history after traveling extensively across the US to speak about the evils of the slave trade and social injustices.

Friday's Google Doodle, designed by Philadelphia-based artist Loveis Wise, honors the legacy of Truth and her fight for racial equality and justice in the US.

"As a black woman, illustrating Sojourner Truth was especially personal and meaningful to me," Wise told Google. "Her journey and persistence inspired major change in both rights for enslaved African-Americans and women. Her history is deeply rooted to my ancestors and others around the world."

The Google Doodle dedicated to Sojourner Truth by artist Loveis Wise

Truth, whose birth name was Isabella Baumfree, was born into slavery on the estate of Col. Johannes Hardenbergh around 1797. She was sold for the first time at the age of nine, before being sold twice more in the space of two years. She was bought by her final master, John Dumont, in 1810.

Truth endured years of hardship and recalled suffering daily beatings after being sold to her first master, John Neely, in 1806.

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