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Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1987
Language
English
Description
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...
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