tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256801828148573136.post9135984623532154657..comments2024-01-26T17:29:53.415-05:00Comments on Reader's Almanac: Harriet Jacobs and the horror of slave auctionsThe Library of Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586915922688562543noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256801828148573136.post-49503935348042436782011-01-27T13:17:04.800-05:002011-01-27T13:17:04.800-05:00Harriet Jacobs' book is a powerful commentary ...Harriet Jacobs' book is a powerful commentary on how unlimited power corrupted the slave owners and their families. Her words are relevant today for anyone seeking to understand how unbalanced relationships lead to cruelty--I think she would see the burqua as another set of chains.Mary Grace Ewbankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601350866115266357noreply@blogger.com