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

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.

© 2015 Wilder Publications (Ebook): 9781633841987

Release date

Ebook: 10 June 2015