Date(s): January 1, 1855 to December 31, 1875 Location: Edenton, North Carolina, Niagara Falls, New York, Canada, Chicago, Illinois Tag(s): Slave Trade, Plantation Life, Slave Life, Slave Family, slave narrative, Slave Punishment, Slave Hiding The narrative of John Jacobs begins with his youth in Edenton, North Carolina. He recalls his mother and father with only the most barebones descriptions. His mother died while he was very young and his father while he was only 13 years old. Jacobs recalls his father having been dehumanized and stripped of his manhood due to slavery. The inability to have a right to hsi wife, his body, and his kids...