Season 1 · Episode 11
105 min · 1832–1842
The Loophole
A crawlspace nine feet by seven. A single peephole. Seven years.
Logline
Harriet Jacobs hides in her grandmother's crawlspace for seven years and writes it into a book.
What the episode covers
- Edenton, North Carolina — Dr. Norcom's pursuit begins, 1832.
- The garret hideaway above her grandmother Molly Horniblow's shed — 1835 to 1842.
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) — published under Linda Brent, authenticated by Jean Fagan Yellin, 1987.
Production notes
Community-attributed traditional music only, no post-1928 material. All primary sources public domain (Library of Congress, National Archives, community archives) or community-controlled oral history. Screenplay filed with U.S. Copyright Office as part of the Gullah Geechee Biz Season 1 deposit.
Attribution
Written & Directed by Darryl Elliott Brown
Produced by Darryl Elliott Brown
A Gullah Geechee Biz Production
© 2026 Darryl Elliott Brown
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