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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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A compilation of more than 40 narratives drawn from the Slave Narrative Collection - a catalogue of more than 2000 interviews with former slaves, conducted by the American government's Works Progress Administration during the 1930s. The vivid text of the book presents former slaves describing their personal experiences of living as slaves in the United States. At once fascinating, disconcerting and often inspirational, the accounts provide an eye-opening reference to one of the darkest periods in American history, as well as a moving human connection to those who endured the adversities of that institution.

Language: English

Pages: 159

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Bulfinch Press

Release: February 10, 2003

ISBN: 0821228420

ISBN 13: 9780821228425

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

4.4/5 ( ratings)

A compilation of more than 40 narratives drawn from the Slave Narrative Collection - a catalogue of more than 2000 interviews with former slaves, conducted by the American government's Works Progress Administration during the 1930s. The vivid text of the book presents former slaves describing their personal experiences of living as slaves in the United States. At once fascinating, disconcerting and often inspirational, the accounts provide an eye-opening reference to one of the darkest periods in American history, as well as a moving human connection to those who endured the adversities of that institution.

Language: English

Pages: 159

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Bulfinch Press

Release: February 10, 2003

ISBN: 0821228420

ISBN 13: 9780821228425

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