On February 11, 1813, Harriet Jacobs, fugitive slave, writer and abolitionist, was born in Edenton. Harriet spent her childhood unaware of her station in life. But when her white mistress, Margaret ...

Harriet Jacobs’s life and legacy embody dignity, security, and justice. Expanding access to safe, affordable homes in Cambridge carries that same moral weight today. E. Denise Simmons is the mayor of ...

It was not Harriet Jacob's nature to give up without a fight. Born into slavery, Harriet Jacobs would thwart repeated sexual advancements made by her master for years, then run away to the North. She ...

On this Martin Luther King Day, we tell the story of an enslaved woman from Edenton who for seven years hid from her cruel master in a tiny crawl space beneath the eaves of a house. Harriet Jacobs ...

FLINT, MI—Slavery was a century and a half ago, so it's difficult for many to imagine what being a slave would have been like. But when rehearsing a scene from her role in The American Place Theatre's ...

Jean Fagan Yellin, distinguished professor emerita at Pace University, shares the story of Harriet Jacobs, as told in her book Harriet Jacobs, A Life: The Remarkable Adventures of the Woman Who Wrote ...

NEW BERN, N.C (WNCT) – The North Carolina History Theater will hold auditions for “Harriet Jacobs” on September 16 and 17. “Harriet Jacobs” is an award-winning play written by Lydia R. Diamond. The ...

The Cambridge Historical Commission approved a proposal to redevelop the Harriet Jacobs House in a Thursday hearing, despite backlash over the size of the building. The Jacobs House, which was run by ...

Talk to Lydia R. Diamond about her intensely provocative new play, “Harriet Jacobs,” and one thing immediately becomes clear: The last thing she wanted to do was to write a play about slavery. “I have ...

Most crucial, however, is the film’s approach to black women’s liberation. Unlike recent films set in the antebellum period that center black bondsmen (“The Birth of a Nation” in 2016, “12 Years a ...