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Author: Edward Ball Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 146689749X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 496
Book Description
Fifteen years after its hardcover debut, the FSG Classics reissue of the celebrated work of narrative nonfiction that won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, with a new preface by the author The Ball family hails from South Carolina—Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to four thousand black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them. In Slaves in the Family, Edward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves. Part historical narrative, part oral history, part personal story of investigation and catharsis, Slaves in the Family is, in the words of Pat Conroy, "a work of breathtaking generosity and courage, a magnificent study of the complexity and strangeness and beauty of the word ‘family.'"
Author: Edward Ball Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 146689749X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 496
Book Description
Fifteen years after its hardcover debut, the FSG Classics reissue of the celebrated work of narrative nonfiction that won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, with a new preface by the author The Ball family hails from South Carolina—Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to four thousand black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them. In Slaves in the Family, Edward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves. Part historical narrative, part oral history, part personal story of investigation and catharsis, Slaves in the Family is, in the words of Pat Conroy, "a work of breathtaking generosity and courage, a magnificent study of the complexity and strangeness and beauty of the word ‘family.'"
Author: David H. Streets Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 102
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This excellent research guide provides a very clear discussion of slave genealogy with emphasis on the non-plantation slaves, and vividly demonstrates-with three case studies drawn from the records of Wayne County, Kentucky-the research methods and types
Author: James H. Johnston Publisher: Fordham Univ Press ISBN: 0823239500 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 313
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A true story of six generations of an African American family in Maryland. Based on paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records, legal documents, and oral histories, the book traces Yarrow Mamout and his in-laws, the Turners, from the colonial period through the Civil War to Harvard and finally the present day.
Author: Penelope Green Publisher: Global Publishing Solutions, LLC ISBN: Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 132
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Discover Your African American Ancestry! "Tracing Roots: Uncovering African American Ancestry through Slave Records" by Penelope Green is your indispensable guide to unveiling the rich tapestry of your heritage. This book empowers you to embark on a transformative journey through history, resilience, and identity. With Green's guidance, explore the unique challenges and rewards of tracing African American ancestry, from gathering cherished family stories to navigating the intricacies of historical slave records. Delve into the profound significance of these records, unlocking the stories of strength, courage, and survival that are etched within their pages. Discover the narratives concealed in plantation journals, letters, and diaries, providing profound insights into the lives and experiences of enslaved individuals. Navigate the complexities of genealogical research, including the power of census data and lineage, and honor the enduring spirit of families separated by the bonds of slavery. "Tracing Roots" extends beyond research, equipping you with the tools to preserve your findings and share your discoveries. Document your ancestral journey, craft a compelling family history, and contribute to the broader narrative of African American genealogy. As you close the final chapter, Penelope Green emphasizes the significance of embracing your heritage and encourages you to continue your journey, celebrating the stories of resilience and belonging that define your family's narrative. Uncover the hidden stories of your African American ancestry and embark on a transformative journey today with "Tracing Roots."
Author: Mary L. Jackson Fears Publisher: ISBN: Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 464
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Ancestors of the author go back into Georgia in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Descendants lived mostly in Georgia but some moved to other places including Florida.
Author: Heather Andrea Williams Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press ISBN: 0807882658 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 264
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After the Civil War, African Americans placed poignant "information wanted" advertisements in newspapers, searching for missing family members. Inspired by the power of these ads, Heather Andrea Williams uses slave narratives, letters, interviews, public records, and diaries to guide readers back to devastating moments of family separation during slavery when people were sold away from parents, siblings, spouses, and children. Williams explores the heartbreaking stories of separation and the long, usually unsuccessful journeys toward reunification. Examining the interior lives of the enslaved and freedpeople as they tried to come to terms with great loss, Williams grounds their grief, fear, anger, longing, frustration, and hope in the history of American slavery and the domestic slave trade. Williams follows those who were separated, chronicles their searches, and documents the rare experience of reunion. She also explores the sympathy, indifference, hostility, or empathy expressed by whites about sundered black families. Williams shows how searches for family members in the post-Civil War era continue to reverberate in African American culture in the ongoing search for family history and connection across generations.
Author: Marc Favreau Publisher: New Press, The ISBN: 1620970449 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 325
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The groundbreaking, bestselling history of slavery, with a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed With the publication of the 1619 Project and the national reckoning over racial inequality, the story of slavery has gripped America’s imagination—and conscience—once again. No group of people better understood the power of slavery’s legacies than the last generation of American people who had lived as slaves. Little-known before the first publication of Remembering Slavery over two decades ago, their memories were recorded on paper, and in some cases on primitive recording devices, by WPA workers in the 1930s. A major publishing event, Remembering Slavery captured these extraordinary voices in a single volume for the first time, presenting them as an unprecedented, first-person history of slavery in America. Remembering Slavery received the kind of commercial attention seldom accorded projects of this nature—nationwide reviews as well as extensive coverage on prime-time television, including Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Sunday Morning, and CNN. Reviewers called the book “chilling . . . [and] riveting” (Publishers Weekly) and “something, truly, truly new” (The Village Voice). With a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning scholar Annette Gordon-Reed, this new edition of Remembering Slavery is an essential text for anyone seeking to understand one of the most basic and essential chapters in our collective history.
Author: Randall M. Miller Publisher: University of Georgia Press ISBN: 0820323799 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 301
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"Dear Master" is a rare firsthand look at the values, self-perception, and private life of the black American slave. The fullest known record left by an American slave family, this collection of more than two hundred letters--including seven discovered since the book's original appearance--reveals the relationship of two generations of the Skipwith family with the Virginia planter John Hartwell Cocke. The letters, dating from 1834 to 1865, fall into two groups. The first were written by Peyton Skipwith and his children from Liberia, where they settled after being freed in 1833 by Cocke, a devout Christian and enlightened slaveholder. The letters, which tell of harsh frontier life, reveal the American values the Skipwiths took with them to Africa, and express their faith in Liberia's future and pride in their accomplishments. The second group of letters, written by George Skipwith and his daughter Lucy, originate from Cocke's Alabama plantation, an experimental work community to which Cocke sent his most talented, responsible slaves to prepare them for the moral and educational challenges of emancipation. George, a "privileged bondsman," was a slave driver. His letters about the management of the plantation include reports on the slaves' conduct and any disciplinary actions he took. Readers can sense George's pride in his work and also his ambivalence toward his role as leader in the slave hierarchy. Lucy, Cocke's chief domestic slave, was the plantation nurse and teacher. Her letters, filled with details about spiritual, familial, and health matters, also display her skill at exploiting her master's trust and her uncommon boldness, for she spoke against whites to her master when she felt they hampered his slaves' education. "Dear Master" affirms that these slaves and former slaves were not simply victims; they were actors in a complex human drama. The letters imply trust and affection between master and slave, but there were other motives as well for the letter-writing. The Liberian Skipwiths needed American-made supplies; moreover, the whole family may have viewed their relationship with Cocke as a chance to help free other slaves. In his new preface, Miller reevaluates his book in light of changes in the historiography of American slavery over the past decade.
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