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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Harriet Ann Jacobs

brannn's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved this book. It keeps you involved, while telling a true story.

carronc's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

meganlgorman's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective

4.0

quique23's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

cathiedalziel's review against another edition

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5.0

True memoir penned by Harriet Jacobs and the inhumanity of life as a slave. This was written in 1861 and was very controversial at the time of it's release, as many debunked the truth of Jacobs because slaves were not allowed to learn how to write or read. (Ms. Jacobs was a house servant who's mistress ~ ie owner ~ allowed her to take books to her grandmother's and also helped her to read and write; her mistress was 7 years old.)

The cruelty which we inflict on other human beings never ceases to curdle my soul.
A powerful read written by one woman who lived it daily.
The strength of the human soul to endure and carry on never ceases to amaze me.
May we never forget and may we never repeat what we have done before.

that_chick26's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

5.0

ukalaylee's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

spacem0nkeyyy's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

mrsmobarak's review against another edition

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5.0

Incredible, sorrowful, enlightening, and inspiring.

kkpritchard's review against another edition

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5.0

Read for American Women Writers before 1924 with Dr. Ginsberg. Spring 2020.