Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Linda Brent
“To save her children and reclaim her soul, she spent seven years in darkness to find the light of freedom.”
This harrowing and triumphant memoir unveils the unique horrors faced by enslaved women and the incredible lengths one mother went to for her children's freedom. Follow Harriet Jacobs' perilous journey from the clutches of a predatory master to a seven-year concealment that defies belief.
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