We should name her Harriet Anne Jacobs (Linda Brent)
On February 11, 1813, LindaBrent was unknowingly born into slavery.
Linda moved in with her mothers mistress who taught her to read and write after her mother died when she was just 6 years old.
oh thank you I am so excited
I'm going to show youhow to write and real.
She's only five yearsold, and I'm supposed to be free.
When Linda is almost twelve, her mistress dies, so Linda and her brother were sold to a family that Linda was willed to the woman's five year old daughter as a slave.
You belong tomy 5-year-old daughter.
But I don't want to.
Dr. Flint the father of the 5 year old daughter was sexually harassing Linda.
You belong to me, so you will do as I say
Dr. Flint's jealous wife found out what he was doing to her which made her watch Linda more. She would stand over her while she slept and to pretend she was him and whisper in her ear to see how Linda would react.
Linda spent 7 years hiding in her grandmothers garret watching her kids grow up.