During Antebellum period, slaves were heavily centralized to South. African Americans were enslaved on small farms, large plantations, in cities and towns, inside homes, out in the fields, and in industries and transportation. Slaves, who were treated like part of the owners' properties, could be bought, and trade and were exploited physically, sexually, and socially. Only a few enslaved women who were able to read and write had depict their lives as slaves in their narrative works that have summarizes but inadequately the prevalent condition of enslaved women. Thousands of heinous exploitation's' stories went to the grave along with the slaves and the slavery system. However, the narratives and interviews with former slaves by the some of the historians have well documented the sexual exploitation of enslaved women such as Harriet Jacobs. Such documents give us the answers about how the enslaved women were sexually exploited. Were they physically abused? If so, to what extent? Does the sexual exploitation take the form other than graphical violence?
             Harriet Jacobs, who was enslaved to Dr. Flint, knew her fate as a slaved girl as soon as she reached her puberty. Born into slavery in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813, she when reached the age of 15 detest the fact that she was turning into womanhood which would only increase the possibilities of sexual exploitation. As she was sexually matured, she started receiving Dr. Flint's attention. He spoke explicitly about his intention to have sexual relation with Jacobs. In her narrative, Jacobs wrote that he would whisper "foul words" in her ear that she could never ignore. Jacobs wrote, "He peopled my young mind with unclean images, such as only a vile monster could think of." Dr. Flint thought that Jacobs is frightened of her mistress so built a house for her four miles away from the town, and then intended to make her his lady. This is how Mr. Flint wh...