What Was Significant About the Work of Harriet Jacobs

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Multiple Choice

What was significant about the work of Harriet Jacobs?

• A) She was a leader in the women's rights movement.
• B) She played a prominent role in the Underground Railroad.
• C) She wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which increased antislavery sentiment.
• D) She wrote an autobiography that described the brutality of slavery.

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