J.E. Luebering
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
J.E. Luebering is Vice President, Editorial at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He works with the editors, writers, and researchers who create Britannica's content. He been part of Britannica's editorial team since 2004 in a number of different roles, including copyeditor and subject editor responsible for Britannica's coverage of literature and theater. He has degrees from Kenyon College and the University of Chicago. He lives in Chicago.
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Harriet Jacobs was an American abolitionist and autobiographer who crafted her own experiences into Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (1861), an eloquent and uncompromising slave narrative. Jacobs, who was born into enslavement, was taught to read at an early age. She was…
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