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The Lover
Jacobs describes falling in love with a free Black carpenter, and how Dr. Flint's refusal to permit the match closes off one path to safety, leaving her to redirect her hopes toward her brother William's eventual freedom.
Courtship with a free Black carpenterDr. Flint's refusal to permit marriageLimits on an enslaved woman's choice of partnerRedirected hope for her brother's freedom