Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself, with "A True Tale of Slavery"

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Written by Herself, with "A True Tale of Slavery"

1861 • 500 pages

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John Jacobs' short slave narrative, "A True Tale of Slavery", published in London in 1861, adds a brother's perspective to Harriet Jacobs' autobiography. This book is the enlarged edition of the most significant and celebrated slave narrative that completes the Jacobs family saga.

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