Harriet Jacobs was a strong woman who had to deal with the violent and deadly situation of slavery in the 1800s. Harriet was born into slavery in the year 1813 and was sold and ended up with a good natured woman. Harriet was shielded from the major evils and torture of slavery but when the owner died, she was passed down to a much darker and sexually abusive owner by the name of Dr. Flint. Harriet was then put in a situation where her life and safety put in jeopardy. From then escape and salvation where in her eyes. She ended up having a romance and having several children who she fought and suffered to do whatever she could to save them from the life of slavery. Through her pain and anguish she wrote a biography titled "Incidents In The Life Of a Slave Girl" which revealed the horrors of slavery and what she went through to capture what we take for granted.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Harriet Jacobs
Harriet Jacobs was a strong woman who had to deal with the violent and deadly situation of slavery in the 1800s. Harriet was born into slavery in the year 1813 and was sold and ended up with a good natured woman. Harriet was shielded from the major evils and torture of slavery but when the owner died, she was passed down to a much darker and sexually abusive owner by the name of Dr. Flint. Harriet was then put in a situation where her life and safety put in jeopardy. From then escape and salvation where in her eyes. She ended up having a romance and having several children who she fought and suffered to do whatever she could to save them from the life of slavery. Through her pain and anguish she wrote a biography titled "Incidents In The Life Of a Slave Girl" which revealed the horrors of slavery and what she went through to capture what we take for granted.
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