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- 23 Jun 2019
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- 28 May 2026
Before recent discoveries, what was the common belief about the authorship of Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl?
Multiple choice question for African-American Literature. Select an option, then review the explanation below.
Explanation
Initially, many scholars believed that Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was a fictional narrative written by Lydia Maria Child rather than an authentic autobiography by Harriet Jacobs herself. Other assumptions included it being anonymous or inspired by captivity tales, but these were later disproven.
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