Based on a true story, Incidents
in the Life of a Slave Girl is one of the few
full-length slave narratives written by a woman and
one of the most graphic accounts of the sexual exploitation
of women in slavery. From the vantage point of her
life in New York City after she escapes from slavery
in 1842, Harriet Jacobs offers a gripping account
of the experiences that fueled her determination to
remain hidden in a crawl space for seven years, and
tells of her struggles to assure the freedom of her
children.
