Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

What do you think Jacob's purpose was in writing and publishing this story?

from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet A. Jacobs

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Jacob's intended to support the anti-slavery movement with this account of her life. Her purpose was to expose the atrocities and abuses inflicted upon the slaves at the hands of their masters. 

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