Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself

By: Brent, Linda

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798880906024
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Start Classics
• Length: 146 Pages