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A monument to survival and perseverance has survived, by happenstance, to share its stories today. Courtesy of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem

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

Susanna Ashton, Clemson University and Mollie Barnes, 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.

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