—Joseph Jacobs As I read these chapters, it pains me to repeat the thoughts of what these poor people had to go through. For enslaved Africans, freedom is a challenging word mentally and physically during this time. Linda being stuck in that space for seven years does not feel like it should be real. Her […]
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The horrific doings of slaveholders to slaves…
—Anonymous The horrific doings of slaveholders to slaves are sad and overall heartbreaking; I cannot fathom what Harriet Jacobs went through. Being born a slave and not knowing what that truly meant until the age of six, the longing days never knowing when it will all end or if it will end. It truly maddens […]
