Incidents in the life of a slave girl

It wasn't easy reading this book, it describes a horrible moment in history in the lens of a slaved person, and having that kind of point of view was difficult, but important in the times we live in.
I wish I had read this book when I was younger.
In the edition I own (which is a Brazilian one) the book has an afterword, written by Jarid Arraes, that analysis the book in an incredible way, I really loved getting deeper in the review to know facts that aren't in the story itself.

This is the second novel I've read recounting the experience of black slaves in America—the first of which being Alex Haley's phenomenal Roots—and the first that was written in a first-person perspective. And, like the aforementioned Roots, this novel deeply moved me. I believe that it's extremely important to capture the experience of the enslaved African-American woman in America specifically, as they've arguably endured the most atrocities as anyone in this country. In spite of this being a recounting of Harriet Jacobs's life, I often found myself wishing dearly for her escape, and later her happiness once free from the chains of slavery.