If a slave is unwilling to go with his new master, he is whipped, or locked up in jail, until he consents to go, and promises not to run away during the year.
Harriet Ann JacobsDURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress
Harriet Ann JacobsWhen they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.
Harriet Ann Jacobs