In Incidents In the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs describes the horrors that arise when a persons loses their humanity and are treated as nothing more than property. The strife which Jacobs endures does not only exist whilst she is in servitude, but also while she is attempting her escape. Despite the decision to flee from the grasp of Dr. Flint, Jacobs still carries the same fears she did when she served the family. This brings upon the notion that "masters" did not just own a slave physically, but that in many cases the slave was owned mentally as well.
Joel Rodriguez
Joel Rodriguez
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