Bibliograph

Incidents in the life of a slave girl, written by herself, Harriet Jacobs ; with an introduction and notes by Farah Jasmine Griffin

Type

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Incidents in the life of a slave girl, written by herself, Harriet Jacobs ; with an introduction and notes by Farah Jasmine Griffin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Incidents in the life of a slave girl

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

74153764

Responsibility statement

Harriet Jacobs ; with an introduction and notes by Farah Jasmine Griffin

Series statement

Barnes & Noble Classics

Sub title

written by herself

Summary

In what has become a landmark of American history and literature, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl recounts the incredible but true story of Harriet Jacobs, born a slave in North Carolina in 1813. Her tale gains its importance from her descriptions, in great and painful detail, of the sexual exploitation that daily haunted her life-and the life of every other black female slave. As a child, Harriet Jacobs remained blissfully unaware that she was a slave until the deaths of both her mother and a benevolent mistress exposed her to a sexually predatory master, Dr. Flint. Determined to escape, she spends seven years hidden away in a garret in her grandmother's house, three feet high at its tallest point, with almost no air or light, and with only glimpses of her children to sustain her courage. In the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, she finally wins her battle for freedom by escaping to the North in 1842. A powerful, unflinching portrayal of the brutality of slave life, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl stands alongside Frederick Douglass's classic autobiographies as one of the most significant slave narratives ever written

Table Of Contents

The world of Harriet Jacobs and Incidents in the life of a slave girl -- Introduction / by Farah Jasmine Griffin -- Incidents in the life of a slave girl -- Endnotes -- Harriet Jacobs and the Underground Railroad -- Comments & questions -- For further reading

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