Starting on January 10, 1917, the Silent Sentinels began holding organized pickets outside of the White House. The Silent Sentinels were a group of over 2000 suffragists led by activist Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party co-founder Lucy Burns. The group acquired their name by protesting in complete silence. They all wore clothing that were purple and yellow. They also wore gold sashes and white ribbons. Instead of demonstrating with words, they chose silence as their protest tactic. They also carried banners and signs that displayed the messages they wanted to convey.

In November of 2001, the city of Florence donated a city park to be the site of the Sojourner Truth Memorial that includes a statue to honor Truth’s legacy. Sojourner Truth was born in 1797 as a slave with the name Isabella Bomfree, in Ulster County, New York. Truth became a runaway slave in 1827 when she and her baby Sophia fled to a nearby abolitionist family, the Van Wegeners. She then became a local minister in New York City and changed her name in response to a call from the Spirit telling her to preach the truth. This truth included speaking out against slavery.