Incidents in the life of a slave girl
written by herself
Book • 1861
Published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, this book is a firsthand account of Harriet Jacobs's life as a slave.
It describes her experiences with sexual harassment, her seven-year hiding in a crawl space to protect her children, and her eventual escape to the North.
The book is a powerful critique of slavery and its impact on African American women, making it a significant work in American literature and the history of the abolitionist movement.
It describes her experiences with sexual harassment, her seven-year hiding in a crawl space to protect her children, and her eventual escape to the North.
The book is a powerful critique of slavery and its impact on African American women, making it a significant work in American literature and the history of the abolitionist movement.
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Mentioned by Jess A. Goldberg as a text that shows how authors can perforate the grammars of law while inhabiting them.
Jess A. Goldberg, "Abolition Time: Grammars of Law, Poetics of Justice" (U Minnesota Press, 2024)
Laurie Taylor concludes the podcast by reading words from Harriet Ann Jacobs' 1861 book.
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