Jacobs life would change forever and her long journey to freedom, unknowably, would begin when she was six years old
"When I was six years old, my mother died; and then, for the first time, I learned, by the talk around me, that I was a slave” (Jacobs)
Jacobs endured separation and death at a very young age, this would impact her life forever
Jacobs's mother passed away when she was 6 years old
Her new mistress, who was taking care of Jacobs and William, passed
away when she was nearly 12 years old
She was separated from William after the mistress died
Jacobs's father died
When she was about 22 years old, she ran away from her master,
Dr. Flint.
She would be separated from her children
Seven years later, she finally went to a Free States, she would be separated from her grandmother
After her escape she was with her children and brother, however her daughter left for boarding school in New York
Benjamin went to California with William for William's anti-slavery campaign
After she finally got her freedom, her lovely grandmother passed away, and she was told about it by a letter
Her new mistress, who was taking care of Jacobs and William, passed
away when she was nearly 12 years old
She was separated from William after the mistress died
Jacobs's father died
When she was about 22 years old, she ran away from her master,
Dr. Flint.
She would be separated from her children
Seven years later, she finally went to a Free States, she would be separated from her grandmother
After her escape she was with her children and brother, however her daughter left for boarding school in New York
Benjamin went to California with William for William's anti-slavery campaign
After she finally got her freedom, her lovely grandmother passed away, and she was told about it by a letter