Mollie Barnes (@molliebarnes.bsky.social)

In July, Susanna Ashton and I traveled to Salem, NC. There, we stumbled across a staircase: a crime scene where one of the most powerful heroes in our national story, #harrietjacobs, fought for her life. doi.org/10.64628/AAI...

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A staircase in a small, decorative arts museum tells a harrowing story of terror, abuse and enslavement The staircase was originally acquired due to its craftsmanship. Only later did scholars realize that it was where Harriet Jacobs suffered abuse at the hands of her enslaver. https://theconversation.com/a-staircase-in-a-small-decorative-arts-museum-tells-a-harrowing-story-of-terror-abuse-and-enslavement-263976?fbclid=IwY2xjawNHjpNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHl85o0X8vr9kfs9y_jUpom9LG_qqi2kFAyxhyUfT0_1xneTv_HCneIOrzLmp_aem_6iAW7EYReUZ-77RN6_f4wA