Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Context triple: [Harriet Jacobs, notableWork, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl]
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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" is an 1856 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores resistance to slavery through the story of fugitive slaves living in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
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D.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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E.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Target entity description: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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A.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" is an 1856 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores resistance to slavery through the story of fugitive slaves living in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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B.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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C.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
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D.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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E.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical slave narrative
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| addresses | Northern white female readership ⓘ |
| aimsTo | mobilize abolitionist sentiment ⓘ |
| author | Harriet Jacobs ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
freedom and self-determination
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intersection of race and gender oppression ⓘ maternal love and sacrifice ⓘ sexual vulnerability of enslaved women ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| editor | Lydia Maria Child ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aunt Martha
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Dr. Flint ⓘ Mr. Sands ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
family separation under slavery
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psychological trauma of enslavement ⓘ sexual harassment by slaveholders ⓘ strategies of resistance by enslaved women ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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autobiography ⓘ slave narrative ⓘ women's literature ⓘ |
| hasNotableEpisode | seven years hiding in a garret ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthorName |
Harriet Jacobs
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surface form:
Linda Brent
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| influenced |
later Black feminist thought
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scholarship on slavery and gender ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
major work of African-American women's literature
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one of the first slave narratives written by a Black woman ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fugitive slaves
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life of an enslaved Black woman ⓘ motherhood under slavery ⓘ resistance to slavery ⓘ sexual exploitation of enslaved women ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| publicationDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| publisher | Thayer & Eldridge ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic of American literature ⓘ |
| setting |
Edenton
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surface form:
Edenton, North Carolina
New York City ⓘ |
| structure | episodic narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
antebellum period
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early 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Description of subject: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harriet Jacobs
this entity surface form:
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (author Harriet Jacobs)
this entity surface form:
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself