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Harriet Jacobs (1813 or 1815 – March 7, 1897) was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "American classic".
Harriet Jacobs est une ancienne esclave afro-américaine née à Edenton dans l'État de Caroline du Nord. Enfuie de la propriété de son abuseur et maître 2, elle se dissimule sept années durant dans le réduit noir surplomblant le grenier de la maison de sa grand-mère, esclave affranchie.
Harriet Jacobs was an American abolitionist and autobiographer who crafted her own experiences into Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (1861), an eloquent and uncompromising slave narrative.
A significant personal history by an African American woman, Harriet Jacobs? story is as remarkable as the writer who tells it. During a time when it was unusual for slaves to read and write, self-publishing a first-hand account of slavery?s atrocities was extraordinary.
Harriet Jacobs est une ancienne esclave afro-américaine née à Edenton dans l'État de Caroline du Nord. Enfuie de la propriété de son abuseur et maître, elle se dissimule sept années durant dans le réduit noir surplombant le grenier de la maison de sa grand-mère, esclave affranchie.
21 nov. 2019 · Known For: Freed herself from enslavement and wrote "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" (1861), the first female slave narrative in the U.S. Born: February 11, 1813, in Edenton, North Carolina. Died: March 7, 1897, in Washington, D.C. Parents: Elijah Knox and Delilah Horniblow.
Born into slavery to Elijah and Delilah Jacobs in 1813, Harriet Ann Jacobs grew up in Edenton, N.C., the daughter of slaves owned by different families. Her father was a skilled carpenter, whose earnings allowed Harriet and her brother, John, to live with their parents in a comfortable home.
