the abuse in the book incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs Incidents in the life of a slave girl is an autobiography by a young mother and  fugitive slave published in 1861 by l maria child, who edited the book for its  author, harriet ann jacobs jacobs used the pseudonym linda brent the book  documents jacobs' life as a slave and how she gained freedom for  jacobs'  reports of sexual abuse were deemed too shocking for the average.
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