“I spent the day gathering flowers and weaving them into festoons, while the dead body of my father was lying within a mile of me. What cared my owners for that? he was merely a piece of property. Moreover, they… — Harriet A. Jacobs Copy Share Image
“When the mother was delivered into the trader's hands, she said, "You promised to treat me well." To which he replied, "You have let your tongue run too far; damn you!" She had forgotten that it was a crime to… — Harriet A. Jacobs Copy Share Image
“I spent the day gathering flowers and weaving them into festoons, while the dead body of my father was lying within a mile of… — Harriet A. Jacobs Copy Share Image
“When the mother was delivered into the trader's hands, she said, "You promised to treat me well." To which he replied, "You have let… — Harriet A. Jacobs Copy Share Image
“I have myself known two southern wives who exhorted their husbands to free those slaves towards whom they stood in a "parental relation;" and… — Harriet A. Jacobs Copy Share Image
“O, you happy free women, contrast your New Year's day with that of the poor bond-woman! With you it is a pleasant season, and… — Harriet A. Jacobs Copy Share Image
