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First published in 1861 under a pseudonym, this is the autobiography of Harriet Jacobs, a mother, fugitive and slave.

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"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, a young mother and fugitive slave. The book documents Jacobs' life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and her children. She explores the struggles and sexual abuse that slaves faced on plantations as well as their efforts to protect their families."--Provided by publisher.

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A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina, and her final escape and emancipation, Jacobs' narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published in 1861, is one of the most important books ever written documenting the traumas and horrors of slavery in the antebellum South.

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One of the most memorable slave narratives, Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" illustrates the overreaching evil and pervasive depravity of the institution of slavery. This edition features a new Afterword. Revised reissue.