Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself
- ISBN-10
- 1515431339
- ISBN-13
- 9781515431336
- Series
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- Pages
- 146
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-04-03
- Author
- Linda Brent
Description
Here is one of the few slave narratives written by a women. Slavery is a terrible thing, but it is far more terrible and harrowing for women than for men. Harriet Jacobs was owned by a brutal master who beat his slaves regularly and subjected them to indignations that were far worse. Jacobs eventually escaped her master and moved to a northern state. Though she was unable to take her children with her at the time they were later reunited. Read her powerful and compelling story.
