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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Revelence to Womens History

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  I. Historical Context     
  Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by Linda Brent, is one of the few existing autobiographical works of a slave woman. The book begins in 1813 in Edenton, North Carolina where Linda states that she is born into slavery. In this time period, the Northern states such as Philadelphia and New York were known to be the "free" states. Linda Brent was unfortunate to be conceived south of these "free" states where slavery still very much existed. Slavery was driven by racism and the desire for cheap labor as rice, cotton, and other large cash crops drove the economy in the South. Slave labor was characterized by long, exhausting days filled with a very heavy workload. The beating and punishing of slaves occurred frequently on these southern plantations. Most significantly, slaves were not characterized as people; they were a much inferior being. They were considered property However; this autobiographical work particularly emphasizes what the female slave had to endure working for her master...