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Author: Federal Writers Project Publisher: Native American Book Publishers ISBN: 1878592793 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 225
Book Description
From 1936 to 1938, the Works Projects Administration (WPA) commissioned writers to collect the life histories of former slaves. This work was compiled under the Franklin Roosevelt administration during the New Deal and economic relief and recovery program. Each entry represents an oral history of a former slave or a descendant of a former slave and his or her personal account of life during slavery and emancipation. These interviews were published as type written records that were difficult to read. This new edition has been enlarged and enhanced for greater legibility. No library collection in Indiana would be complete without a copy of Indiana Slave Narratives.
Author: Federal Writers Project Publisher: Native American Book Publishers ISBN: 1878592793 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 225
Book Description
From 1936 to 1938, the Works Projects Administration (WPA) commissioned writers to collect the life histories of former slaves. This work was compiled under the Franklin Roosevelt administration during the New Deal and economic relief and recovery program. Each entry represents an oral history of a former slave or a descendant of a former slave and his or her personal account of life during slavery and emancipation. These interviews were published as type written records that were difficult to read. This new edition has been enlarged and enhanced for greater legibility. No library collection in Indiana would be complete without a copy of Indiana Slave Narratives.
Author: FREDERICK DOUGLASS Publisher: PURE SNOW PUBLISHING ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 157
Book Description
- This book contains custom design elements for each chapter. This classic of American literature, a dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave, was first published in 1845, when its author had just achieved his freedom. Its shocking first-hand account of the horrors of slavery became an international best seller. His eloquence led Frederick Douglass to become the first great African-American leader in the United States. • Douglass rose through determination, brilliance and eloquence to shape the American Nation. • He was an abolitionist, human rights and women’s rights activist, orator, author, journalist, publisher and social reformer • His personal relationship with Abraham Lincoln helped persuade the President to make emancipation a cause of the Civil War.
Author: Charles T. Davis Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195362020 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 385
Book Description
These autobiographies of Afro-American ex-slaves comprise the largest body of literature produced by slaves in human history. The book consists of three sections: selected reviews of slave narratives, dating from 1750 to 1861; essays examining how such narratives serve as historical material; and essays exploring the narratives as literary artifacts.
Author: Federal Writers Project
Author: Federal Writers Project
Author: Federal Writers' Project
Author: FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Author: Alabama Writers' Project
Author: Federal Writers' Project. Alabama
Author: George P. Rawick
Author: Charles T. Davis
Author: Federal Writers' Project
Author: George P. Rawick
Author: Che Rawick