r will discuss in depth the slavery problem in America before the Civil War, and will present the plight of African-Americans in America as illustrated in Harriet Jacobs' point of view. In providing the readers a clear concept of what slavery is and its effect in the society, examples from Jacobs's book will be given for a better illustration of the African-American's struggle for freedom and equality. The paper will establish the stance that slavery is a prevalent practice all throughout America before its abolishment, although there are varying levels or degrees of freedom in each area. As what has been said a while ago, African-American slaves were, in Jacobs's book, treated differently from the North and the South, and colored free men were also treated and achieved freedom up to a certain degree.
             Linda's (Harriet Jacobs) story started as she narrated her life as a child. She stated that though she came from a family of slaves, she was not aware of her being a slave until she reached the age of six, wherein she experienced being sold and subjected to slavery when an old mistress of her mother had died. She described how slaves were treated as properties, things that should be sold, hired, or traded, whenever their mistress/master suits their purpose. Slaves were passed on form generation to generation of white Americans, and all the slaves' descendants will also be servants of the descendants of the white American family. Linda's family is an example of a black American that has long been subjected to the sufferings of slavery; their ancestors were once free men, but due to unfortunate circumstance related in the book, Linda's ancestors where once again subjected to slavery.
             The second part of the book describes a slave's life inside the Flint's household. Maltreatments were always given to the servants, and consta
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