There were nearly 3,000,000 people at the unveiling of the monument. The state declared September 25 as Staycation Truth Day. The monument represents to the people Sojourner's legacy and how she stood for dignity, respect and freedom for all. Until her death, she wanted freedom and impartiality for all (sojournertruth.org, nd). Sojourner worked hard to relocate former slaves in the Western states. She urged the government to give free land to former slaves and give them money to travel to their new homes. Washington, DC, experienced an influx of former slaves and freedmen seeking employment and security. They had no place to live and had little food. Sojourner worked diligently at Freedman Village to help them obtain housing (Butler, n.d.). In 1971, the State University of New York at New Paltz dedicated itself to Sojourner Truth. The library is named after her, it may seem strange that a woman who could neither read nor write would have a library named after her. Sojourner was a great orator for human rights and one of Ulster County's greatest activists. Sojourner often told people, “I can’t read books, but I can read people” (Nyquist,