Remembering slavery
African Americans talk about their personal experiences of slavery and freedom
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Contributions
- Berlin, Ira, 1941- - Contributor
- Favreau, Marc, 1968- - Contributor
- Miller, Steven F. - Contributor
Publication
1998 - New Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
88,750 words, Guess
Page Count
355 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3731949M
- ISBN-101565844254
- OCLC Control Number39925888
- OCLC Control Numberrememberingslave00berl
- Library of Congress Control Number2003389301
and 2 more
- Goodreads3662009
- LibraryThing1253383
Classifications
- DDC306.3/62/0922
- LCCE444 .R46 1998
Description
This set contains: two sixty-minute audiotapes that include original live recordings of interviews with former slaves and dramatic readings by celebrities from written interviews; and, a hardcover book that includes a comprehensive introductory essay by preeminent slavery historian Ira Berlin, chapters on aspects of slave life, including relationships with owners, work, family culture, the Civil War, and Emancipation; complete transcript of the live recordings and dramatic readings of interviews with former slaves, contained on the companion tapes; extensive additional interviews with former slaves; little-known period photographs, including some of the former slaves interviewed on the companion tapes.
Subjects
Topics
Genres
- Sources.
- Interviews.
Other Editions
- Remembering slavery: African Americans talk about their personal experiences of slavery and freedom
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