Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl Seven Years Concealed

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Harriet A. Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl Seven Years Concealed (2004, Kessinger Publishing, LLC)

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Published Dec. 24, 2004 by Kessinger Publishing, LLC.

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978-1-4192-2626-7
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The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman. This autobiographical account chronicles the remarkable odyssey of Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897) whose dauntless spirit and faith carried her from a life of servitude and degradation in North Carolina to liberty and reunion with her children in the North. Written and published in 1861 after Jacobs' harrowing escape from a vile and predatory master, the memoir delivers a powerful and unflinching portrayal of the abuses and hypocrisy of the master-slave relationship. Jacobs writes frankly of the horrors she suffered as a slave, her eventual escape after several unsuccessful attempts, and her seven years in self-imposed exile, hiding in a coffin-like "garret" attached to her grandmother's porch. A rare firsthand account of a courageous woman's determination and endurance, this inspirational story …

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  • Jacobs, harriet a. (harriet ann), 1813-1897
  • Enslaved women
  • Enslaved persons, united states, social conditions