Harriet Jacobs Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl written by herself

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One day, she tried to escape from Edenton, but she had some trouble. Therefore, she had to return to Edenton. Then, she had stayed attic of her grandmother's house hiding from her owner for seven years. While she was hiding, she often watch outside of the house from small peephole. In the seven year, Ellen, her child, was taken to Washinton by Mr.Sands, and Aunt Nancy ,who took care of her and her sister after he mother died, died.
After the stay in attic, she escaped from Edenton to Philadelphia by ship with Peter and Annie. Then, Annie and She went to New York by train. In New York, she could meet Ellen and Willie again. One day, she heard that Dr.Flint came to her place, so she had to leave from New York. She went to Boston with Ellen, and they had lived comfortably for two years.
After that she sent Ellen to Willie who lived in New York to let Ellen go to school. Then she went to New york again and met them, and she joined Willie's new business. It was selling paper goods and antislavery literature. They opened a shop, but it failed. They went to California to make their business suceed. In California, she can live with her children being free.


At last, I finished reading this book. Before I read this book, I had not known what slave's life is.
This book taught me that every race should be treated equally.
I wish everyone don't discriminate.