Incidents entry 3

When Linda finally got to the north, she thought her troubles with slavery were all over.  Upon arrival in Philadelphia, she in awe at the size of the city and surprised by the warm welcome of the Durham’s, “Mrs. Durham met me with a kindly welcome, without asking any questions.  I was tired, and her friendly manner was a sweet refreshment” (Jacobs 165).  However, she found out that not everyone shared these warm and welcoming feelings.  When Linda was getting on the train to New York, she encountered the first of her troubles in the north, “They do not allow colored people to go in the first class cars…It made me sad to find how the north aped the customs of slavery” (168).  This was her first taste of discrimination in the north, something she did not expect to find there.