American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)

Episode 600: Harriet Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Part 1)

Oct 11, 2023

26:42

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Perhaps the best slave narrative, and certainly my favorite, INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL by Harriet Jacobs hits to the heart of the experience of slavery for women and has some of the most intense moments in the genre.

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