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This document is an introduction to the 1861 book "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs. It provides biographical details about Jacobs, describing how she was born into slavery in 1813 in North Carolina and endured sexual harassment from her owner which led her to hide for seven years to escape him. It also notes that Jacobs wrote under the pseudonym Linda Brent, and published the book in 1861. The introduction concludes by introducing the editor, Nell Irvin Painter, who provides context
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- Laís
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