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Humanities Book Group

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

2024-02-01 19:00:00 2024-02-01 20:00:00 America/Denver Humanities Book Group Reading discussion on "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs. Discussion led by: James Almeida, PhD, WSU. Brigham City Library - Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Thursday, February 01
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-01 19:00:00 2024-02-01 20:00:00 America/Denver Humanities Book Group Reading discussion on "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs. Discussion led by: James Almeida, PhD, WSU. Brigham City Library - Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Brigham City Library

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Reading discussion on "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs. Discussion led by: James Almeida, PhD, WSU.

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Thursday, 1 Feb 2024, 7 p.m. – Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs. Scholar: James Almeida, PhD, WSU.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
By Jacobs, Harriet
2020-06 - G&D Media
9781722503024 CHECK CATALOG

This powerful and unflinching memoir by young mother and fugitive slave, Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813 -1897), remains among the few remaining slave narratives written by a woman. …More



This program has received funding from Utah Humanities. Utah Humanities enriches our cultural, intellectual, and civic life by providing opportunities for all Utahns to explore life's most engaging questions and the wonders of the human experience.

AGE GROUP: | General | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History | Book Group |

TAGS: | Humanities |

Brigham City Library

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