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This is a quick read, but no less poignant for its brevity. It is an unabashed look at the life of a woman as a slave. In a time when it was not only acceptable but expected for people to own other human beings, Harriet is the slave of the town doctor, a respected man. She does not write her account for herself, but for the other women still in bondage, after spending seven years in hiding in an attic in order to escape the brutality of her "master".
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Linda Brent was born into slavery. While she did not experience the harshness of plantation life, she has a different type of harshness to deal with. When she's used up all her cunning and could not stand it anymore, she decided to run away. She ended up being concealed in a 'bolt hole' of a sort for 7 years. 7 years in a hole where she could barely stand up. 7 years in a hole with no fresh air nor sunlight. 7 years not being able to hold her children in her arms. When she did finally got away t
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