Diaspora
USA
Colonial
English
Autobiography
Jacobs's account of her life as a slave and her escape, focusing on sexual exploitation of enslaved women.
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Most comprehensive slave narrative by a woman; broke silence on sexual abuse
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editorial-summarynot primary textJacobs's account of her life as a slave and her escape, focusing on sexual exploitation of enslaved women. Most comprehensive slave narrative by a woman; broke silence on sexual abuse
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