Harriet Jacobs
American slave, writer, and abolitionist (1815-1897) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 82
Harriet Jacobs was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "American classic".
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![St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Edenton, where Harriet Jacobs and her children were baptized, and where both Dr. Norcom and Molly Horniblow were communicants[7]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/St._Paul%27s_Church%2C_Edenton_%28Chowan_County%2C_North_Carolina%29.jpg/1280px-St._Paul%27s_Church%2C_Edenton_%28Chowan_County%2C_North_Carolina%29.jpg)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Edenton, where Harriet Jacobs and her children were baptized, and where both Dr. Norcom and Molly Horniblow were communicants[7]
Dr. James Norcom
Reward notice issued for the return of Harriet Jacobs![Map of the town center of Edenton. Norcom's house is marked N, Sawyer's S, and Molly Horniblow's M.[[#CITEREFYellin, Life|Yellin, ''Life'']], ''Map of Edenton'' between p. 266 and 267."}},"i":0}}]}">[e]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Openstreetmap_edenton_2019.jpg/500px-Openstreetmap_edenton_2019.jpg)
Map of the town center of Edenton. Norcom's house is marked N, Sawyer's S, and Molly Horniblow's M.[[#CITEREFYellin, Life|Yellin, ''Life'']], ''Map of Edenton'' between p. 266 and 267."}},"i":0}}]}">[e]
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William Lloyd Garrison
Amy Post in the 1860sAbout this person
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1815 to 1897 · aged 82
