Harriet Jacobs
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Harriet Jacobs was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "Amer
Jacobs's only known formal photograph, 1894
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Edenton, where Harriet Jacobs and her children were baptized, and where both Dr. Norcom and Molly Horniblow were communicants
Dr. James Norcom
Reward notice issued for the return of Harriet Jacobs
Louisa Matilda Jacobs
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Louisa Matilda Jacobs was an African-American abolitionist and civil rights activist and the daughter of famed escaped slave and author, Harriet Jacobs. Along with her activism, she also worked as a t
Harriet Jacobs
…up in it. After staying there for seven years, she finally managed to escape to the free North, where she was reunited with her children Joseph and Louisa Matilda and her brother John S. Jacobs. She found work as a nanny and got into contact with abolitionist and feminist reformers. Even in New York City, her…
Louisa Matilda Jacobs
Louisa's mother, Harriet Jacobs
The Jacobs Free School
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts