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For the first time, the WPA Slave Narratives are organized by
theme, making it easier to examine-and understand-specific aspects
of slave life and culture. There is no better way to appreciate
history than to experience it through the eyes of those who lived
it. Slave Culture: A Documentary Collection of the Slave Narratives
from the Federal Writers' Project brings together the memories of
the last generation of enslaved African Americans gathered through
interviews conducted between 1936 and 1938. This three-volume work
stands apart from previous Slave Narrative collections in that it
organizes the narratives thematically, bringing the rich tapestry
of slave culture to life in a fresh way. Within each thematic area,
multiple excerpts span time, gender, and geography. An introductory
essay for each theme and a contextual explanation for each
narrative help readers draw lessons from this vast collection,
while an introduction to the work explains the Works Progress
Administration's Slave Narrative project-illuminating still another
era in American history. Provides topically arranged access to
views expressed in the slave narratives, something never done
before Offers students both contextual analysis and primary source
material so they can draw their own conclusions about various
aspects of slavery Creates a personalized understanding of the
challenges that accompanied enslavement Allows various populations,
such as previously enslaved women, to speak bluntly about the
particular difficulties they faced under slavery
This book offers a first-person perspective on the institution of
slavery in America, providing powerful, engaging interviews from
the WPA slave narrative collection that enable readers to gain a
true sense of the experience of enslavement. Today's students
understandably have a hard time imagining what life for slaves more
than 150 years ago was like. The best way to communicate what
slaves experienced is to hear their words directly. The material in
this concise single-volume work illuminates the lives of the last
living generation of enslaved people in the United States-former
slaves who were interviewed about their experiences in the 1930s.
Based on more than 2,000 interviews, the transcriptions of these
priceless interviews offer primary sources that tell a diverse and
powerful picture of life under slavery. The book explores seven key
topics-childhood, marriage, women, work, emancipation, runaways,
and family. Through the examination of these subject areas, the
interviews reveal the harsh realities of being a slave, such as how
slave women were at the complete mercy of the men who operated the
places where they lived, how nearly every enslaved person suffered
a beating at some point in their lives, how enslaved families
commonly lost relatives through sale, and how enslaved children
were taken from their parents to care for the children of
slaveholders. The thematic organizational format allows readers to
easily access numerous excerpts about a specific topic quickly and
enables comparisons between individuals in different locations or
with different slaveholders to identify the commonalities and
unique characteristics within the system of slavery. Provides a
historical overview of the scholarship on slavery via first-person
perspectives into the institution of slavery Supplies an
introductory essay for each theme as well as brief contextual
explanations for each excerpt with the text of the oral narrative
Supplies primary source documents in the form of interviews with
actual slaves from the WPA slave narratives that allow readers to
better understand the experiences of those who lived in slavery
Presents a history of the slave narratives project under the New
Deal Gives eye-opening insights into the plight of women within the
institution of slavery
This book offers a first-person perspective on the institution of
slavery in America, providing powerful, engaging interviews from
the WPA slave narrative collection that enable readers to gain a
true sense of the experience of enslavement. Today's students
understandably have a hard time imagining what life for slaves more
than 150 years ago was like. The best way to communicate what
slaves experienced is to hear their words directly. The material in
this concise single-volume work illuminates the lives of the last
living generation of enslaved people in the United States-former
slaves who were interviewed about their experiences in the 1930s.
Based on more than 2,000 interviews, the transcriptions of these
priceless interviews offer primary sources that tell a diverse and
powerful picture of life under slavery. The book explores seven key
topics-childhood, marriage, women, work, emancipation, runaways,
and family. Through the examination of these subject areas, the
interviews reveal the harsh realities of being a slave, such as how
slave women were at the complete mercy of the men who operated the
places where they lived, how nearly every enslaved person suffered
a beating at some point in their lives, how enslaved families
commonly lost relatives through sale, and how enslaved children
were taken from their parents to care for the children of
slaveholders. The thematic organizational format allows readers to
easily access numerous excerpts about a specific topic quickly and
enables comparisons between individuals in different locations or
with different slaveholders to identify the commonalities and
unique characteristics within the system of slavery. Provides a
historical overview of the scholarship on slavery via first-person
perspectives into the institution of slavery Supplies an
introductory essay for each theme as well as brief contextual
explanations for each excerpt with the text of the oral narrative
Supplies primary source documents in the form of interviews with
actual slaves from the WPA slave narratives that allow readers to
better understand the experiences of those who lived in slavery
Presents a history of the slave narratives project under the New
Deal Gives eye-opening insights into the plight of women within the
institution of slavery
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