Incidents in the life of a slave girl written by herself

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880 (Editor ), Jacobs, John S., 1815-1875
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2009
Edición:Enlarged edition
Colección:John Harvard library.
Temas:
Jacobs, Harriet A. > (Harriet Ann), > 1813-1897.
Jacobs, Harriet A. > (Harriet Ann), > 1813-1897
To 1863
African Americans > History > To 1863 > Sources.
Enslaved persons > United States > Social conditions.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1863 > Sources.
Esclaves > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Esclaves > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
African Americans.
Enslaved persons.
Enslaved persons > Social conditions.
United States
Autobiographies.
Sources.
History.
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
  • Preface by the Author 1
  • Introduction by the Editor 3
  • I Childhood 5
  • II The New Master and Mistress 10
  • III The Slaves' New Year's Day 17
  • IV The Slave Who Dared to Feel like a Man 20
  • V The Trials of Girlhood 33
  • VI The Jealous Mistress 38
  • VII The Lover 46
  • VIII What Slaves Are Taught to Think of the North 54
  • IX Sketches of Neighboring Slaveholders 58
  • X A Perilous Passage in the Slave Girl's Life 68
  • XI The New Tie to Life 75
  • XII Fear of Insurrection 81
  • XIII The Church and Slavery 88
  • XIV Another Link to Life 98
  • XV Continued Persecutions 103
  • XVI Scenes at the Plantation 111
  • XVII The Flight 122
  • XVIII Months of Peril 126
  • XIX The Children Sold 135
  • XX New Perils 141
  • XXI The Loophole of Retreat 146
  • XXII Christmas Festivities 151
  • XXIII Still in Prison 154
  • XXIV The Candidate for Congress 159
  • XXV Competition in Cunning 163
  • XXVI Important Era in My Brother's Life 169
  • XXVII New Destination for the Children 175
  • XXVIII Aunt Nancy 183
  • XXIX Preparations for Escape 189
  • XXX Northward Bound 200
  • XXXI Incidents in Philadelphia 204
  • XXXII The Meeting of Mother and Daughter 210
  • XXXIII A Home Found 215
  • XXXIV The Old Enemy Again 219
  • XXXV Prejudice against Color 224
  • XXXVI The Hairbreadth Escape 228
  • XXXVII A Visit to England 234
  • XXXVIII Renewed Invitations to Go South 238
  • XXXIXe The Confession 241
  • XL The Fugitive Slave Law 244
  • XLI Free at Last 251
  • Appendix 261
  • A True Tale of Slavery
  • I Some Account of My Early Life 265
  • II A Further Account of My Family 267
  • III My Uncle's Troubles 271
  • IV My New Master's Plantation 275
  • V My Master Goes to Washington 27S
  • VI Sensations of Freedom 282
  • VII Cruel Treatment of Slaves 286.

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