Tanksley Sr, Lamont

Harriet Ann Jacobs escaped slavery and went on to write Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, one of the most influential slave narratives of all time. Born in North Carolina in 1813, Harriet Ann Jacobs escaped slavery and moved to New York where she wrote the powerful autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. The powerful and comprehensive slave narrative became one of the most influential books of the period. Revisionist author Lamont Tanksley, has used this powerful work to produce his debut fiction novel, Incidents in the Life of a Girl: The Unattainable Mulatto.