Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl Summary

The discovery of tobacco in North America generated profit that significantly helped America's economy after it became independent from Britain. Slavery undoubtedly played a large role in this because the institution generated the most effective type of mass labour that would yield the best results. The use of African slaves was justified because their race was perceived to be both biologically and morally inferior to white Europeans. However, slaves in America began to think of their own freedom and rights following the Revolutionary War in 1776. In later years, slave families who had been on the continent for generations adopted Christianity and much of American culture. Harriet Jacobs, an African-American writer who escaped from the institution, writes a personal account of her horrifying experiences. Through her book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Jacobs refutes the dominant

The concept of the slave community is very similar to any religious or social group, where connections are created through shared histories, goals, experiences, and more. Unlike the division between Europeans during times of religious prosecution, most slaves would aid other slaves without question, because as Jacobs puts it, “there are no bonds so strong as those which are formed by suffering together”. For example, when Jacobs and Fanny were both hiding from their masters, they supported each other until they both reached the north. By understanding Jacobs’ argument in this regard, slaves are mightier than the European who discriminates even against his own race. Because Jacobs’ narrative is driven by her eventual freedom, many chapters describe the friends that aided her escape from slavery, thus allowing readers understand the importance of community in a slave’s life. As the Bible preaches “help thy neighbour,” Jacobs’ representation of slave communities perfectly embodies this