It was not Harriet Jacob's nature to give up without a fight. Born into slavery, Harriet Jacobs would thwart repeated sexual advancements made by her master for years, then run away to the North ...

Harriet Beecher Stowe coined the phrase “Uncle Tom” in her fictional novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (1852), while Harriet Jacobs chronicled her own escape from slavery in “Incidents in the ...

Harriet jacobs, "incidents in the life of a slave girl" While the story of the Underground Railroad should inspire optimism, the stamps celebrating its history should remind us of the racial and ...

In 1860, as Harriet Jacobs’ book was about to appear, John Jacobs decided to republish his own narrative. Before a voyage to Brazil, he entrusted the text to a London magazine called Leisure Hour.

Updated November 22, 2024, at 3:59 p.m. W hen History professor Tiya A. Miles ’92 first read “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” as an undergraduate at Harvard, she found herself awed by Harriet A ...

Harriet Jacobs is one of the best-known female abolitionists and authors who wrote about their experiences of enslavement in the South. But while searching for information about Jacobs' children ...

NEW BERN, N.C (WNCT) – The North Carolina History Theater will hold auditions for “Harriet Jacobs” on September 16 and 17. “Harriet Jacobs” is an award-winning play wr… ...

NEW BERN, NC — The North Carolina History Theater has postponed its production of Lydia R. Diamond’s “Harriet Jacobs,” originally scheduled for this weekend at the History Center’s ...

John Swanson Jacobs was enslaved in Edenton North Carolina with his sister Harriet Jacobs. Both became abolitionists, wrote autobiographies.

In 1860, as Harriet Jacobs’ book was about to appear, John Jacobs decided to republish his own narrative. Before a voyage to Brazil, he entrusted the text to a London magazine called Leisure Hour.