Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

By: Harriet Ann Jacobs

Narrated by: Mia Ellis

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Harriet Ann Jacob's autobiography documents her life as a slave and how she attained freedom for herself and her children. Harrowing in its descriptions of sexual abuse, Jacob's slave narrative is notable for the appeal it made to abolitionist women to open their eyes to the realities of slavery. Deemed too shocking for reading audiences at the time, the book was shelved before it was published in 1861 near the start of the Civil War.

Public Domain (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC

excellent

inspiring story of perseverance, triumph and portrayal of the female experience in slavery with surprising directness

This is true American History

This is the true history of America.
It is story of the truth that is untold

Fantastic

It was well written. Really greatly enjoyed it. To read it. Thank you so very much.

Captivating

Truly heartbreaking to hear the horrors that African Americans suffered in those days. The resilience of Linda is beyond comprehension.

True to Life testimony

Loved this book. One of my favorite because the true accounts of American history. This is how we heal.

Great book

This book was a great depiction of slavery, through the eyes of a woman who experienced it. It was informative and held my attention until the end. I also learned things I wasn’t aware of, I thought once you made it to the north, you were free, boy was I wrong. I also knew w/o the kindness of some white people slavery would have never ended. It’s amazing to read about how some understood, that slavery was and abomination and helped black folks, while also reading about the cruelty’s of other white folks disgusted me. It was a great read(or listen lol). This shld be a book, that is required reading for high school and college age kids, to inform them of the truths of this misguided country..

Pain and love

I grew up knowing about slavery and the horror of it. But when you read a book told by a person who is living though it, it takes the horror on a much deeper level. It hurts your soul and you wonder how can this cruelty can be in so many people. How can anyone have the audacity and the Heartlessness to feel entitled to have a slave that you regard as not a human being. Linda tells the story of her life with so much passion and Strength. It’s a book about Endurance and survival. Beautiful written and narrated. It will stay with me, and help make me a better person. Wonderful book that must be read.

Hey continual reminder

This memoir is a continual reminder of the amazing strength of those oppressed. The language used to convey what was going on, the feeling, the emotions, was superb. Very well written.

very accessible and important book!

A very important book. I am so glad that I have finally read it. Seeing slavery on the inside makes our nation's history real.

Starts slow but makes up for it.

It starts off slow but makes up for it by the end of the tale. I’ve read a lot of slave narratives and this author shares the harrowing events of the time in a manner that is both eloquent while remaining vivid.