Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl // Written by Herself
Harriet A. Jacobs • Harriet Jacobs • ISBN-13 978‑0140437959
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl // Written by Herself
Harriet A. Jacobs • Harriet Jacobs
ISBN-10: 0140437959 · ISBN-13: 978‑0140437959 · 2000
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Harriet Jacobs’s seminal narrative offers a harrowing firsthand account of life under slavery in North Carolina, detailing her struggle for freedom and the seven years she spent concealed in a cramped attic. Published pseudonymously in 1861, this memoir serves as a critical feminist critique of the era, exposing the unique traumas inflicted upon enslaved women and children. This edition preserves the original power of her prose, providing an essential primary source for understanding the American experience.
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