Harriet A. Jacobs was born into slavery in Edenton, North Carolina, to Delilah Horniblow and Daniel Jacobs. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" written by herself was published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent and is now ranked with Frederick Douglass's "Narrative" and William Wells Brown's "Clotel: Or, The President's Daughter" as a major contribution to the gente of slave narratives. She used her prominence to advantage, helping to create schools for blacks after the Civil War.
Today this historical site is a residential building.