Therefore, both Harriet and her brother John were enslaved from birth. The book-length narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), chronicles the experiences of Harriet Jacobs who was born a slave in Edenton, North. Due to laws at the time, a mother’s status as “free” or “enslaved” was passed onto their children. Her mother, Delilah Horniblow, was an enslaved Black woman controlled by a local tavern owner. Her father, Elijah Knox, was an enslaved biracial house carpenter controlled by Andrew Knox. Harriet Jacobs was enslaved from birth in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. Harriet Jacobss autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), is the most widely-read female antebellum slave narrative. Notable Quote: ''I am well aware that many will accuse me of indecorum for presenting these pages to the public, but the public ought to be made acquainted with monstrous features, and I willingly take the responsibility of presenting them with the veil withdrawn.”.Children: Louisa Matilda Jacobs, Joseph Jacobs.Parents: Elijah Knox and Delilah Horniblow.Died: March 7, 1897, in Washington, D.C.Born: February 11, 1813, in Edenton, North Carolina.
Known For: Freed herself from enslavement and wrote "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" (1861), the first female slave narrative in the U.S. From Farah Jasmine Griffin’s Introduction to Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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