Harriet Jacobs was a southern slave who escaped from her master in 1835. She hid for seven years in a tiny crawlspace in her grandmother's home. Later, she escaped to the north to rejoin her children and freedom. During the Civil War she began a carreer working for black refugees. She organized medical care and developed a school for black refugees. Later, she worked with her daughter and newly established "colored schools" and attended Howard University. She is known for the narrative story she wrote called 'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself.'
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