No matter whether the slave girl be as black as ebony or as fair as her mistress. In either case, there is no shadow of law to protect her from insult, from violence, or even from death; all these are inflicted by fiends who bear the shape of men.

Question

Examine this quotation from Harriet Jacobs’s autobiography. According to Jacobs, who or what protected enslaved girls?

(1 point)
Responses

men
men

nothing
nothing

the law
the law

having light-colored skin
having light-colored skin
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Answer 1

In the quotation from Harriet Jacobs's autobiography, it is clear that Jacobs believes that there is "no shadow of law to protect her" or enslaved girls in general. This indicates that the protection for enslaved girls comes from nothing, as they are vulnerable to insult, violence, and death from those who oppress them.

So, according to Jacobs, the correct answer is nothing.