Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl tells the compelling story of Harriet Jacobs, who was born into slavery in the American South. In this pseudonymous publication from 1861, she describes her inhumane treatment by slaveholders, her escape to the North, and her prolonged hiding in a small attic space to escape sexual exploitation and capture.
Jacobs' testimony reveals the dire conditions of slavery and racial inequality, both in the South and in the free North. Her story is a powerful indictment against the injustice of slavery and testifies to her self-emancipation and awakening feminist consciousness. This edition also contains the short memoir of her brother John S. Jacobs, titled A True Tale of Slavery.
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- Language: English
- Target audience: education, work, self-study
- Suitable for: those interested in history, literature, and slavery
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