She worked with organizations that were involved in the struggle for womens rights during the civil war, after the civil war. But she was also very critical of white sufficient rah gists and often made the point they did not recognize the way race had created a distinct set of obstacles for black women. And i think somebody in our debate made exactly that point in our discussion. Were going to talk about that in a couple of weeks. Now i want to talk about jacobs herself. The narrative that she composed. I think as you know she wrote that narrative under the name linda brent. She also changed the names of other people that were also in that account. She was born not as linda brent but as Harriet Jacobs in edenton, North Carolina in 1813. Her parents were slaves. But they were also, and i think you get a sense of this when she describes her childhood. Her parents were skilled workers, which meant that especially her father had the opportunity to hire out their time and also to live somew
Of white sufficient rah gists and often made the point they did not recognize the way race had created a distinct set of obstacles for black women. And i think somebody in our debate made exactly that point in our discussion. Were going to talk about that in a couple of weeks. Now i want to talk about jacobs herself. The narrative that she composed. I think as you know she wrote that narrative under the name linda brent. She also changed the names of other people that were also in that account. She was born not as linda brent but as Harriet Jacobs in edenton, North Carolina in 1813. Her parents were slaves. But they were also, and i think you get a sense of this when she describes her childhood. Her parents were skilled workers, which meant that especially her father had the opportunity to hire out their time and also to live somewhat independently from the slaveholders. Her father was a carpenter. His independence meant he could have his children live at home with him, his children be
The postal service released a series of stamps honoring 10 heroes of the Underground Railroad, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and Harriet Jacobs.
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