The Testimonies of Slaves (eBook)

Hundreds of Recorded Interviews and Life Stories of Former Slaves in the South

Work Projects Administration (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
7859 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-633956606-4 (EAN)

Infos

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously collection of hundreds of life stories, recorded interviews and incredible vivid testimonies of former slaves from the American southern states, including photos of the people being interviewed and their extraordinary narratives. After the end of Civil War in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. There were several efforts to record the remembrances of the former slaves. The Federal Writers' Project was one such project by the United States federal government to support writers during the Great Depression by asking them to interview and record the myriad stories and experiences of slavery of former slaves. The resulting collection preserved hundreds of life stories from 17 U.S. states that would otherwise have been lost in din of modernity and America's eagerness to deliberately forget the blot on its recent past. Contents: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kansas Kentucky Maryland Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2023
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Neuzeit bis 1918
• Schlagworte: American History • Black lives matter • civil war era • Federal Writers' Project • Former Slaves • George Floyd • Great Depression • historical testimonies • Interviewed Slaves • Life stories • Protests • Racism • slave narratives • Slavery • United States history