Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, a young mother and fugitive slave.
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She explores the struggles and sexual abuse that female slaves faced on plantations as well as their efforts to practice motherhood and protect their families when their children might be sold away.
The book documents Jacobs\' life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, a young mother and fugitive slave