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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 also represents a valuable historical record of the continuing battle for freedom and the preservation of family.
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
July 20, 2007, Islamic Book Trust
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
March 28, 2005, Barnes & Noble Classics
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Incidents in the life of a slave girl: written by herself
2004, Townsend Press
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Incidents in the life of a slave girl
2003, Washington Square Press
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Incidents dans la vie d'une jeune esclave
April 8, 1992, Viviane Hamy
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Incidents inthe life of a slave girl
1990, Oxford University Press
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Incidents in the life of a slave girl
1988, Oxford University Press
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Jacobs, Mrs. Harriet (Brent)
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Originally published: Boston, 1861.
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