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Former slave and author Harriet Jacobs, here in 1894, was one of the first few to publish a detailed biography of life as a slave. (Courtesy Harvard University Library)
Courtesy Harvard University Library
Former slave and author Harriet Jacobs, here in 1894, was one of the first few to publish a detailed biography of life as a slave. (Courtesy Harvard University Library)
Courtesy Harvard University Library