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A staircase in a small, decorative arts museum tells a harrowing story of terror, abuse and enslavement

By Susanna Ashton, Professor of English, Clemson University
Mollie Barnes, Associate Professor of English, University of South Carolina Beaufort
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.The Conversation


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