American Slavery as it is
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Published: 1839
Total Pages: 228
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Slave Testimony
Author: John W. Blassingame
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 1977-06-01
Total Pages: 852
ISBN-13: 9780807102732
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A magisterial and landmark work, one that merits wide and thoughtful readership not only by historians, but, more important, by those of us who count on historians to tell us truly about our past.”—New York Times “A testament to the resilience of the black spirit, faced with a primitive and largely conscienceless regime.”—Bertram Wyatt-Brown, South Atlantic Quarterly “This volume does much more than merely present a rich collection of judiciously selected and skillfully edited sources of the history of slavery; in the process it reveals a host of large-as-life slaves and ex-slaves: Kale, the precocious eleven-year-old Mende of the Amistad rebels, who quickly learned to write eloquent and polished English; Harry McMillan of Beaufort, South Carolina, who talked frankly of black love and marriage; Charlotte Burris of Kentucky, so ‘afflicted’ that her husband was permitted to buy her for only $25.00—‘as much as I was worth,’ she self-effacingly said; and many more. This illumination of the slave as an individual is really what the book is all about.”—Journal of Southern History “A mammoth presentation of two centuries of slave recollections . . . extraordinary firsthand narratives that should become the premier reference volume on the slave experience for years to come.”—Columbia (SC) State “The largest collection of annotated and authenticated accounts of slaves ever published in one volume. . . . So valuable a compilation is this study that its real worth cannot be measured for some time to come.”—Richmond News Leader
Slavery and Class in the American South
Author: William L. Andrews
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 0190908386
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSlavery and Class in the American South reveals how work, family, and connections that made for socioeconomic differences among the enslaved of the South are critical components of the American slave narrative.
Remembering Slavery
Author: Marc Favreau
Publisher: New Press, The
Published: 2021-09-07
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1620970449
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe groundbreaking, bestselling history of slavery, with a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed With the publication of the 1619 Project and the national reckoning over racial inequality, the story of slavery has gripped America’s imagination—and conscience—once again. No group of people better understood the power of slavery’s legacies than the last generation of American people who had lived as slaves. Little-known before the first publication of Remembering Slavery over two decades ago, their memories were recorded on paper, and in some cases on primitive recording devices, by WPA workers in the 1930s. A major publishing event, Remembering Slavery captured these extraordinary voices in a single volume for the first time, presenting them as an unprecedented, first-person history of slavery in America. Remembering Slavery received the kind of commercial attention seldom accorded projects of this nature—nationwide reviews as well as extensive coverage on prime-time television, including Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Sunday Morning, and CNN. Reviewers called the book “chilling . . . [and] riveting” (Publishers Weekly) and “something, truly, truly new” (The Village Voice). With a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning scholar Annette Gordon-Reed, this new edition of Remembering Slavery is an essential text for anyone seeking to understand one of the most basic and essential chapters in our collective history.
Creole Testimonies
Author: N. Aljoe
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011-12-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780230338104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalyses the relationships among the socio-historical contexts, generic forms, and rhetorical strategies of British West Indian slave narratives. Grounded by the syncretic theories of creolisation and testimonio it breaks new ground by reading these dictated and fragmentary narratives on their own terms as examples of 'creole testimony'.
Oration by Frederick Douglass. Delivered on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in Memory of Abraham Lincoln, in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C., April 14th, 1876, with an Appendix
Author: Frederick Douglass
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-06-14
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 3385512875
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Hearing Enslaved Voices
Author: Sophie White
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-09-01
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1000172619
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on alternative types of slave narratives, especially courtroom testimony, and interrogates how such narratives were produced, the societies (both those that were majority slave societies and those in which slaves were a distinct minority of the population) in which testimony was permitted, and the meanings that can be attached to such narratives. The chapters in this book provide valuable information about the everyday lives—including the inner and spiritual lives—of enslaved African American and Native American individuals in the British and French Atlantic World, from Canada to the Caribbean. It explores slave testimony as a form of autobiographical narrative, and in ways that allow us to foreground enslaved persons’ lived experience as expressed in their own words.
Dem Days Was Hell - Recorded Testimonies of Former Slaves from 17 U.S. States
Author: Work Projects Administration
Publisher: e-artnow
Published: 2017-03-02
Total Pages: 6007
ISBN-13: 8026874048
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStep back in time and meet everyday people from another era: This edition brings to you the complete collection of hundreds of life stories, incredible vivid testimonies of former slaves from 17 U.S. 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
American Slavery as it was in 1839
Author: Theodore Dwight Weld
Publisher: Badgley Publishing Company
Published: 2013-02-06
Total Pages: 680
ISBN-13: 0615764401
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book was created from the original title "American Slavery as it is in 1839-Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses" written by Theodore Weld. It was the book that inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to pen her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and along with that book, helped ignite the flames of the American Civil War. The first hand, eyewitness accounts in this book both shocked and infuriated many people in the northern free states who knew that slavery was bad...but had no idea just how bad it really was. The Abolitionist movement took off and began to grow with increased pressure being put on our government to end this abomination. The southern slave states bitterly opposed any new laws to remove this blight from our country and the end result was Civil War. This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional content has been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company. This book has been re-indexed. This work was created under the terms of a Creative Commons Public License 2.5. This work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of this work, other than as authorized under this license or copyright law, is prohibited.
American Slavery as It is: Testimonies
Author: Theodore Dwight Weld
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2023-12-11
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 'American Slavery as It is: Testimonies' by Theodore Dwight Weld, readers are exposed to the brutal realities of slavery through firsthand accounts from both enslaved individuals and abolitionists. Weld's literary style is straightforward and impactful, making use of factual testimonies to paint a vivid picture of the inhumane institution of slavery in America during the 19th century. This book served as a key source of information for the abolitionist movement, providing evidence of the atrocities committed against enslaved individuals. Weld's meticulous collection of testimonies sheds light on the harsh and dehumanizing conditions faced by those in bondage, making it a powerful and eye-opening read for those interested in the history of slavery in America. Theodore Dwight Weld's dedication to the abolitionist cause, coupled with his commitment to exposing the truth about slavery, led him to compile this important collection of testimonies that played a significant role in shaping public opinion and ultimately leading to the abolition of slavery.
