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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. Being half-white and prettier than most, Harriet Jacobs’ natural place would have been up at the mansion, as one of the favoured house-slaves.
Feb 1, 2004 · "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself" by Harriet A. Jacobs is an autobiographical account written in the mid-19th century. 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 ...
- Harriet A. Jacobs
- Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
- 1861
Nov 29, 2012 · Being half-white and prettier than most, Harriet Jacobs’ natural place would have been up at the mansion, as one of the favoured house-slaves. But she rejected the sexual advances of her owner, and was forced into hiding in a tiny attic space in her family’s wooden shack for an incredible seven years, while they put it about that she had ...
Jun 24, 2008 · Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, written under the pseudonym Linda Brent, details her experiences as a slave in North Carolina, her escape to freedom in the north, and her ensuing struggles to free her children.
Incidents in the life of a slave girl. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world’s books discoverable online. It has survived long enough for the copyright to expire and the book to enter the public domain.
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.
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Dec 7, 2013 · Download Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl free in PDF & EPUB format. Download Harriet A Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl for your kindle, tablet, IPAD, PC or mobile.
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