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  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself - Harriet Jacobs

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself - Harriet Jacobs
    Jun 8 2026
    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. The narrative was partly serialized in the New York Tribune, but was discontinued because Jacobs' depictions of the sexual abuse of female slaves were considered too shocking. It was published in book form in 1861. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).
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    7 hrs and 47 mins