Author: Creekside Publishing CompanyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780965669757
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Volume 2 of Interviews with former North Carolina Slaves
North Carolina Slave Narratives Vol. 2
Author: Creekside Publishing CompanyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780965669757
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Volume 2 of Interviews with former North Carolina Slaves
North Carolina Slave Narratives
Author: Federal Writers' ProjectPublisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557090203
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.
Slave Narratives - NORTH CAROLINA - Volume XI
Author: Best Books onPublisher:
ISBN: 9781623760908
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
The North Carolina Slave Narratives Vol. 1 A-H
Author: Stephen PayseurPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492977292
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
In 1935, as part of the WPA, President Roosevelt created the Federal Writers Project. This was a very ambitious program designed to put unemployed writers, editors, teachers and others to work. They were paid between $20 and $25 dollars per week on average. Over 6000 people were employed by the Federal Writers Project. Some later on became quite famous in the literary world. Among those were Conrad Aiken, Nelson Algren, Saul Bellow, Anna Bontemps, John Cheever, Malcolm Cowley, Edward Dahlberg, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude Mckay, Kenneth Patchen, Phillip Rahv, Kenneth Rexroth, Harold Rosenberg, John Steinbeck, Studs Terkel, Margaret Walker, Richard Wright, and Frank Yerby. One of the Writers Project best known projects was the Oral History Project. Interviewers went out all over the country talking to the “common” people to document their lives. Thousands of people in hundreds of groups were interviewed. One of these groups were former slaves. This book is a compilation of some of those interviews conducted in North Carolina. As you read them you will notice that the interviewers tried to write as the subjects spoke, in their own dialect. The former slaves used words and terms that are not considered politically correct in today's world. They may be offensive to some, but I hope not. It is how the subjects of the interviews actually spoke. In this book, the interviews are presented exactly as they were written during the years 1836-1938. They have not been edited. The writers at that time were instructed to stick to the exact words spoken by those interviewed. Editing it was feared would change the tone and meaning of the interview. So, here they are. If they give anyone offense, I sincerely apologize. I feel that these documents are far too important to be languishing in some collection, that most people will never see. It is my hope that you will find these stories compelling, fascinating, disturbing, interesting and an essential chronicle of an unpleasant and embarrassing period in our nation's history.
Slave Narratives: Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2
Author: Work Projects AdministrationPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300534583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
After the Revolutionary War, millions of African descendent men and women remained slaves despite being freed by the English. Nearly 100 years later they were freed, but remained living in fear for their lives in the Southern States. This book details first hand accounts of what it was like to live under the hand of oppression and slavery. The language is harsh and direct, but shows what life truly was like by the stories and pictures of individuals who lived during this era. This book is for any history major or any individual who wants to find Americas dark past. It is filled with stories and language that may be disturbing to some, but shows the true life under slavery in America. This book has been left unedited as originally written in 1938-39.
Slave Narratives South Carolina Part 2
Author: Works Projects AdministrationPublisher: Pinnacle Press
ISBN: 9781374865341
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
North Carolina Slave Narratives
Author: William L. AndrewsPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807876755
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The autobiographies of former slaves contributed powerfully to the abolitionist movement in the United States, fanning national--even international--indignation against the evils of slavery. The four texts gathered here are all from North Carolina slaves and are among the most memorable and influential slave narratives published in the nineteenth century. The writings of Moses Roper (1838), Lunsford Lane (1842), Moses Grandy (1843), and the Reverend Thomas H. Jones (1854) provide a moving testament to the struggles of enslaved people to affirm their human dignity and ultimately seize their liberty. Introductions to each narrative provide biographical and historical information as well as explanatory notes. Andrews's general introduction to the collection reveals that these narratives not only helped energize the abolitionist movement but also laid the groundwork for an African American literary tradition that inspired such novelists as Toni Morrison and Charles Johnson.
The American Slave
Author: Che RawickPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 0837163137
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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Slave Narratives: Interviews with Former Slaves: Arkansas Narratives, Part 2
Author: Work Projects AdministrationPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 130053396X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
After the Revolutionary War, millions of African descendent men and women remained slaves despite being freed by the English. Nearly 100 years later they were freed, but remained living in fear for their lives in the Southern States. This book details first hand accounts of what it was like to live under the hand of oppression and slavery. The language is harsh and direct, but shows what life truly was like by the stories and pictures of individuals who lived during this era. This book is for any history major or any individual who wants to find Americas dark past. It is filled with stories and language that may be disturbing to some, but shows the true life under slavery in America. This book has been left unedited as originally written in 1938-39.
South Carolina Slave Narratives - Parts 1 & 2
Author: Federal Writers' Project (Fwp)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780403030309
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
South Carolina Slave Narratives contains a folk history of slavery in the United States from Interviews with former South Carolina slaves.