Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Published right on the eve of the Civil War, this book tells the story of Harriet Jacobs (well, coming into being first), the process of self-discovery, and her story moving toward freedom and the eventual freedom of her children as well. What stands out with this narrative is just how beautifully this memoir is, and how painfully she writes about loss. Her writings about the sexual harassments, sexual exploitation, and sexual violence she experienced both in her […]