Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Free Audiobook Download by Harriet Ann Jacobs

'A group of men came to me while I was picking cotton, and they caught me. They whipped me, until I cried out with pain. They stripped my clothes from me and made me run the gauntlet. It is a hard thing to do, to run between the rows of men who are whipping you as they go by.'

'In the Eyes of the Law' is a book written by Harriet Ann Jacobs. It was published in 1861 and is one of the most famous slave narratives to date. This audiobook has 20 chapters covering the life of Harriet, who was born into slavery in Maryland and lived as a slave until her death at the age of 97.

In 1838, the first edition of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was published. The book is an account of Harriet Ann Jacobs' life as a slave girl living in New York State. This audiobook download tells her story as she describes her life as a child to when she turned twenty-four years old.

The novel begins with the narrator, Harriet Ann Jacobs, being born into slavery. At first she is only a slave, but through her struggles and rages she becomes a better person.

Every listener can walk away from their experience with a new understanding of the history and scarring of slavery. There are various passages that make the reader feel uncomfortable and it is important to not only hear them, but also understand them in order to better empathize with Harriet Ann Jacobs.

Harriet Ann Jacobs wrote this book as a work of fiction, but her life experiences are so compelling that it reads like non-fiction. The author was born a slave in New Orleans and grew up at the time when enslaved African Americans were still treated as second-class citizens. The book starts around 1838 and chronicles the protagonist's experiences living with her owner, Monsieur Pére Marquis and his family. One key point in the story is when Harriet's owner decides to allow her to become a teacher for his children, which leads to Harriet teaching herself so she can teach them how to read and write.