Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Ranked #11 in Slavery, Ranked #22 in African American History — see more rankings.
The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman. This autobiographical account chronicles the remarkable odyssey of Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897) whose dauntless spirit and faith carried her from a life of servitude and degradation in North Carolina to liberty and reunion with her children in the North.
Written and published in 1861 after Jacobs' harrowing escape from a vile and predatory master, the memoir delivers a powerful and... more
Written and published in 1861 after Jacobs' harrowing escape from a vile and predatory master, the memoir delivers a powerful and... more
Rankings by Category
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is ranked in the following categories:
- #70 in 2016
- #40 in African American
- #39 in Fiction Writing
- #39 in Graduate School
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