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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897) Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, written under the pseudonym Linda Brent, details her experiences as a...
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Aug 23, 2011 · A slave-girl able to read and write in 1820’s North Carolina was something rare indeed. For this girl to go on and produce a book rated by many as the supreme slave-memoir was an unheard-of achievement.
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.
- Harriet A. Jacobs
- Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
- 1861
After nearly seven years hiding in a tiny garret above her grandmother’s home, Harriet Ann Jacobs took a step other slaves dared to dream in 1842; she secret...
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In our first History Café program of 2021, Dr. Tiya Miles discusses her work on the life of writer and abolitionist Harriet Jacobs. For the Spring 2021 semes...
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Nov 21, 2019 · Harriet Jacobs (February 11, 1813-March 7, 1897), who was enslaved from birth, endured sexual abuse for years before successfully escaping to the North. She later wrote about her experiences in the 1861 book " Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," one of the few slave narratives written by a Black woman.
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Harriet Jacobs 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.
