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   Pre-Owned In Their Own Voices: First-Hand Histories of Formerly Enslaved People (Paperback 9781398805446) by Harriet Jacobs, Frederick Douglass, Booker T Washington

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   Harriet Jacobs (born 1813, Edenton, North Carolina, U.S.—died March 7, 1897, Washington, D.C.) was an American abolitionist and autobiographer who crafted her own experiences into Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (1861), an eloquent and uncompromising slave narrative.

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   • Early Years: Life in Slavery
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   Harriet Jacobs was enslaved from birthin Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. Her father, Elijah Knox, was an enslaved biracial house carpenter controlled by Andrew Knox. Her mother, Delilah Horniblow, was an enslaved Black woman controlled by a local tavern owner. Due to laws at the time, a mother’s status as “free” or “enslaved” was passed onto thei...

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   When Norcom found out about Jacobs’ relationship with Sawyer, he became violent toward her. Because Norcom still controlled Jacobs, he controlled her children as well. He threatened to sell her children and raise them as plantation workers if she refused his sexual advances. If Jacobs fled, the children would remain with their grandmother, living i...

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   An abolitionist named Amy Post urged Jacobs to tell her life story to help those still in bondage, particularly women. Though Jacobs had learned to read during her enslavement, she had never mastered writing. She began to teach herself how to write, publishing several anonymous letters to the "New York Tribune," with Amy Post’s help. Jacobs eventua...

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   After the Civil War, Jacobs reunited with her children. In her later years, she devoted her life to distributing relief supplies, teaching, and providing health care as a social worker. She eventually returned to her childhood home in Edenton, North Carolina, to help support the recently freed enslaved people of her hometown. She died in 1897 in Wa...

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   Jacobs’ book, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," made an impact in the abolitionist community at the time. However, it was forgotten by history in the wake of the Civil War. The scholar Jean Fagan Yellin later rediscovered the book. Struck by the fact that it had been written by a formerly enslaved woman, Yellin championed Jacobs' work. The b...

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   “About Harriet Jacobs Biography.” Historic Edenton State Historic Site, Edenton, NC. Andrews, William L. “Harriet A. Jacobs (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897.” Documenting the American South, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2019. “Harriet Jacobs.” PBS Online, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2019. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." ...

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7. www.hachettebookgroup.com › titles › jean-faganHarriet Jacobs by Jean Fagan Yellin | Hachette Book Group

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   Feb 16, 2005 · In this remarkable biography, Jean Fagan Yellin recounts the full adventures of Harriet Jacobs, before and after slavery.

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   What is Harriet Jacobs best known for?

   • Harriet Jacobs's autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), is the most widely-read female antebellum slave narrative. In recounting her life experiences before she was freed, Jacobs offered her contemporary readers a startlingly realistic portrayal of her sexual history while a slave.

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   When did Harriet Jacobs die?

   • After several trips south and one abroad to England, Jacobs reestablished herself as a relief worker in Washington, D.C. in the 1880s and died there on March 7, 1897. Harriet Jacobs's autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), is the most widely-read female antebellum slave narrative.

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   What did Harriet Jacobs do in her later years?

   • Harriet Jacobs, born into slavery in 1813, had an unusual upbringing. Her first owner, Delilah Horniblow, allowed her the freedom of a child and taught her how to read, write, and sew. In her later years, Jacobs' experiences as a slave and her subsequent life would become the basis for her influential narrative, 'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl'.

   Harriet Jacobs - Slavery and the Abolition Movement

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   Who is Harriet Ann Jacobs?

   • Harriet Ann Jacobs was the first Afro-American female writer to publish a detailed autobiography about slavery, freedom, and family ties. She used the pseudonym Linda Brent to keep her identity secret. Harriet Ann Jacobs appears as a strong and independent woman in her narrative, who is not afraid to fight for her rights.

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9. books.google.com › books › aboutHarriet Jacobs: A Life - Jean Yellin - Google Books

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   Harriet Jacobs. : Jean Yellin. Basic Books, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 394 pages. In this remarkable biography, Jean Fagan Yellin recounts the full adventures of Harriet Jacobs, before...