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title: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
author: Harriet Jacobs
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20332/incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-04-10
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# Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

_Authored by Harriet Jacobs_

## Image File

[![Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20332.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20332.jpg)

## Image Caption

Title page of *Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl* by [Harriet Jacobs](https://www.worldhistory.org/Harriet_Jacobs/), published in 1861.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Jacobs, H. (2025, April 10). Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20332/incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl/>
### Chicago
Jacobs, Harriet. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 10, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20332/incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl/>.
### MLA
Jacobs, Harriet. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Apr 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20332/incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IncidentsInTheLifeOfASlaveGirl.jpg) by [**Harriet Jacobs**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IncidentsInTheLifeOfASlaveGirl.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 10 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.