Incidents in The Life of a Slave Girl

Name: Incidents in The Life of a Slave Girl
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Harriet Jacobs
ISBN: 9781662135927

Author: Harriet Jacobs

Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano and The Icon Players

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Author's Republic

Published: 08/13/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, History, African American & Black History, Social Science, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, American, African American & Black Studies, Slavery

Synopsis

Harriet Jacobs' autobiography details her experiences as a slave in North Carolina, her escape to freedom in the north, and her ensuing struggles to free her children. The narrative was partly serialized in the New York Tribune, but was discontinued because Jacobs' depictions of the sexual abuse of female slaves were considered too shocking. It was published in book form in 1861.

Produced by Devin Lawrence

Edited by Macc Kay

Production executive Avalon Giuliano

ICON Intern Eden Giuliano

Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission

©2020 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) Eden Garret Giuliano

Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor.

About Harriet Jacobs

Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897) was born a slave in North Carolina and escaped to the North in 1842. Her autobiographical account of her experiences, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, was the first slave narrative written by a women. During the Civil War, she participated in relief efforts around Washington, D.C., founding a school for freed slaves. After the war she remained an active advocate for equal rights for African Americans and an outspoken critic of racial violence. She died in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 1897.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on June 20, 2020

Book Review Harriet Ann Jacob’s work was similar to Frederick Douglass’ narrative in that both of the pieces read so quickly and easily. I very much enjoyed Jacob’s piece. The language seemed so real and almost as though Harriet, or Linda, was telling the story to me herself. I understoo......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on January 10, 2025

The book was inspiring, but only because it was so sad and horrible. She was a slave and fought hard for her agency. I know that I wouldn't have half the fortitude she did. There were some parts that were remarkable to me - things I didn't know were possible legally or socially (e.g., her grandmothe......more