Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
Harriet Jacobs
Play
Length 7 h 47 min
Chapters 42
First published 1861
Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, written under the pseudonym Linda Brent, 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. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Elizabeth Klett 6:20
2
The New Master and Mistress Read by Elizabeth Klett 13:19
3
The Slaves’ New Year’s Day Read by Elizabeth Klett 4:48
4
The Slave Who Dared to Feel Like a Man Read by Elizabeth Klett 24:10
5
The Trials of Girlhood Read by Elizabeth Klett 8:29
6
The Jealous Mistress Read by Elizabeth Klett 14:30
7
The Lover Read by Elizabeth Klett 15:06
8
What Slaves Are Taught to Think of the North Read by Elizabeth Klett 5:48
9
Sketches of Neighboring Slaveholders Read by Elizabeth Klett 17:52
10
A Perilous Passage in the Slave Girl’s Life Read by Elizabeth Klett 13:08
11
A New Tie to Life Read by Elizabeth Klett 11:29
12
Fear of Insurrection Read by Elizabeth Klett 11:44
13
The Church and Slavery Read by Elizabeth Klett 18:30
14
Another Link to Life Read by Elizabeth Klett 8:00
15
Continued Persecutions Read by Elizabeth Klett 14:08
16
Scenes at the Plantation Read by Elizabeth Klett 21:40
17
The Flight Read by Elizabeth Klett 7:12
18
Months of Peril Read by Elizabeth Klett 16:22
19
The Children Sold Read by Elizabeth Klett 11:27
20
New Perils Read by Elizabeth Klett 9:24
21
The Loophole of Retreat Read by Elizabeth Klett 9:46
22
Christmas Festivities Read by Elizabeth Klett 5:16
23
Still in Prison Read by Elizabeth Klett 9:24
24
The Candidate for Congress Read by Elizabeth Klett 6:24
25
Competition in Cunning Read by Elizabeth Klett 11:22
26
Important Era in my Brother’s Life Read by Elizabeth Klett 9:42
27
New Destination for the Children Read by Elizabeth Klett 15:38
28
Aunt Nancy Read by Elizabeth Klett 11:42
29
Preparations for Escape Read by Elizabeth Klett 19:12
30
Northward Bound Read by Elizabeth Klett 7:12
31
Incidents in Philadelphia Read by Elizabeth Klett 10:23
32
The Meeting of Mother and Daughter Read by Elizabeth Klett 8:02
33
A Home Found Read by Elizabeth Klett 6:28
34
The Old Enemy Again Read by Elizabeth Klett 8:26
35
Prejudice Against Color Read by Elizabeth Klett 5:41
36
The Hairsbreadth Escape Read by Elizabeth Klett 11:01
37
A Visit to England Read by Elizabeth Klett 6:19
38
Renewed Invitations to Go South Read by Elizabeth Klett 4:46
39
The Confession Read by Elizabeth Klett 4:31
40
The Fugitive Slave Law Read by Elizabeth Klett 12:06
41
Free At Last Read by Elizabeth Klett 16:00
42
Appendix Read by Elizabeth Klett 5:10
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