Linda Brent is the pseudonym of Harriet Jacobs, an African American writer born into slavery in 1813 in Edenton, North Carolina. She is best known for her autobiography, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," published in 1861, which details her life as a slave and her escape to freedom. Jacobs used the pseudonym to protect her identity and those of her family.
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