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 ...

Williams and Mackin formed the Harriet Jacobs Legacy Committee, and, over the past two years, have recruited a group of other advocates and academics — including Miles and Allen — to help raise money ...

The postal service released a series of stamps honoring 10 heroes of the Underground Railroad, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and Harriet Jacobs.

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 ...

A furious, forgotten slave narrative resurfaces after nearly 170 years Found by accident: an account by Edenton-born John Jacobs — brother of famous author Harriet Jacobs.

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.

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… ...

Well into her 40s when she began building a career as a sociologist, gerontologist, author, and professor, Ruth Harriet Jacobs ended up devoting much of her work to advocating for older women ...

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