What is the main idea of Incidents in life a slave girl?

Incidents In the Life of a Slave Girl provides an account of the life of Harriet Jacobs, an African American woman born before the Civil War to enslaved parents, Harriet Jacobs experienced the horrors of slavery firsthand, eventually securing her freedom with the help of friends. The book illustrates how Jacobs courageously battled both the bondage she found herself in and the patriarchal society that oppressed women of color.