Remembering slavery : African Americans talk about their personal experiences of slavery and emancipation / edited by Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau and Steven F. Miller ; foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley.

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Includes live recordings of interviews with former slaves conducted in the 1930s by researchers working with the Federal Writers' Project and dramatic readings from written interviews collected at that time.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress
Smithsonian Institution
Other Authors: Berlin, Ira, 1941-2018
Favreau, Marc, 1968-
Miller, Steven F.
Kelley, Robin D. G.
Language:English
Published: New York : New York : New Press ; W.W. Norton [distributor], 2007.
Subjects:
Enslaved persons > United States > Interviews.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States.
Slavery > United States > History.
Enslaved persons > United States > Social conditions.
African Americans > Social conditions > 19th century.
African Americans > Interviews.
Freed persons > United States > Interviews.
Plantation life > Southern States > History > 19th century.
African Americans.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Freed persons.
Plantation life.
Slavery.
Enslaved persons.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation.
Enslaved persons > Social conditions.
Southern States.
United States.
1800-1899
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
History.
Genre:
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
History.
Physical Description:liv, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (MP3 ; 4 3/4 in.)
Format: CD Book

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