This classic memoir of slave life, written by a highly-literate North Carolina slave, was first published at the beginning of the Civil War when Jacobs had escaped to the North and begun campaigning for abolition. Her narrative focused especially clearly on the ways that slavery degraded women through sexual abuse and the separation of mothers ...
This biography of Harriet Jacobs, the author of the autobiography INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL (1861), dismisses the claims of some scholars who say Jacobs didn't actually write it. Using Jacobs's letters, histories from the time, and her own research, the author makes a strong case for the book's authenticity. She also traces the events ...
This enlarged edition now completes the Jacobs family saga, one of the most memorable in all of American history. John Jacobs's short slave narrative, "A True Tale of Slavery", published in London in 1861, adds a brother's perspective to Harriet Jacobs's own autobiography. It is an addition to this now classic work, as John Jacobs presents ...
This bibliography of writing by and about African-American women provides a much needed research tool to scholars and researchers in the field. The bibliography lists writing by African-American women whose earliest publication appeared before 1910; a supplemental bibliography lists writing published as of 1911.
The story of the abolitionist leaders who were also feminists, joined in a double crusade to liberate women and slaves. Yellin analyzes the texts and graphic images that carried the message of these feminist abolitionists successfully - until their icons were taken-over by the patriarchal elite.
This is the only collection of papers of an African American woman held in slavery.Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) is the only one known to have left papers testifying to her life. Her autobiography, "Incidents in the Life of a ...
This enlarged edition of the most significant and celebrated slave narrative completes the Jacobs family saga, surely one of the most memorable in all of American history. John Jacobs' short slave narrative, "A True Tale of Slavery", published in London in 1861, adds a brother's perspective to Harriet Jacobs' autobiography. It is an exciting ...
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