Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is one of the first personal
narratives written by a slave and one of the few written by a
woman. Harriet Jacobs, Linda Brent, was a slave in North Carolina
who suffered terribly at the hands of a ruthless owner. She made
several failed attempts to escape before successfully making her
way north, a process that took years of hiding and slow travel.
Jacobs is now perhaps the most read and studied Black American
woman of the nineteenth century. "Reader be assured this narrative
is no fiction. I am aware that some of my adventures may seem
incredible; but they are, nevertheless, strictly true. I have not
exaggerated the wrongs inflicted by Slavery; on the contrary, my
descriptions fall far short of the facts. I have concealed the
names of places, and given persons fictitious names. I had no
motive for secrecy on my own account, but I deemed it kind and
considerate towards others to pursue this course."
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