Harriet Jacobs

Last week, the print edition of The Epoch Times had a cryptic word puzzle where the answer was a quote from Harriet Ann Jacobs.

I had no idea who Harriet was, so I did some research and wrote this song. There is some detail on this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Jacobs

For many years people assumed Harriet's story was a scandalous fiction written by the abolition movement, however, the 2004 biography by Jean Fagan Yellin confirms that Harriet was a real person and confirmed the content of her 1861 book (written as Linda Brent):
https://archive.org/embed/harrietjacobslif00yell

I thought this was a good song to write, given July 4 is tomorrow. I am reminded of how horrific life in America was for many people after the war of independence, and how much of that history still shapes the country.

Chords and lyrics here:
https://www.folklounge.org/portfolio/harriet-jacobs/

A short video documenting Harriet's life here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q8R2Vs5qGo

#HarrietJacobs

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