It was not Harriet Jacob's nature to give up without a fight. Born into slavery, Harriet Jacobs would thwart repeated ... preparing to put her children to work as plantation slaves, she had ...

The year was 1867. Two years had passed since the end of the Civil War. Harriet Jacobs had spent the time helping freed slaves by distributing relief supplies, teaching, and providing health care.

However, Sawyer didn’t emancipate his and Harriet’s children, and they remained in bondage. Their daughter was sent to New ...