Linda Brent is the pseudonym used by Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813–1897) in her memoir Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. The book, one of the first to be written by an African-American woman, details Jacobs’ experiences as a slave, her struggles for freedom, and her efforts to protect her children from slavery. The work is a powerful testament to the horrors of slavery and is now in the public domain.
