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Feb 1, 2004 · The book explores the harrowing experiences of a young enslaved girl named Linda Brent, who navigates the complexities of slavery, gender, and personal autonomy within a brutal system designed to dehumanize her.
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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.
- Early Years: Life in Slavery
- Freeing Herself from Enslavement
- 'Incidents in The Life of A Slave Girl'
- Later Years
- Legacy
- Sources
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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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Books by Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann) (sorted by popularity) Project Gutenberg offers 74,310 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.
Harriet began writing Incidents in 1853. When attempts to have the book published failed, she had it self-published in 1861. For nearly a century, the authorship of the book was questioned, but a new edition published in 1987 by Harvard University Press established Harriet Jacobs as the author.
Harriet Ann Jacobs has 84 books on Goodreads with 150493 ratings. Harriet Ann Jacobs’s most popular book is Twelve Years a Slave.
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2016. Raymond Gavins. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. Born: ca. 1813, Edenton, NC. Education: Taught as a slave. Died: March 7, 1897. Jacobs's Edenton, North Carolina mistress taught her to read and write.
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