Slavery Remembered: A Record of Twentieth-Century Slave Narratives by Escott, Paul D.

Slavery Remembered: A Record of Twentieth-Century Slave Narratives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807813430)

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Slavery Remembered: A Record of Twentieth-Century Slave Narratives by Escott, Paul D.

Slavery Remembered: A Record of Twentieth-Century Slave Narratives

$42.50
Slavery Remembered: A Record of Twentieth-Century Slave Narratives by Escott, Paul D.

Slavery Remembered: A Record of Twentieth-Century Slave Narratives

$42.50
Format: Paperback
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Slavery Remembered is the first major attempt to analyze the slave narratives gathered as part of the Federal Writers' Project. Paul Escott's sensitive examination of each of the nearly 2,400 narratives and his quantitative analysis of the narratives as a whole eloquently present the differing beliefs and experiences of masters and slaves. The book describes slave attitudes and actions; slave-master relationships; the conditions of slave life, including diet, physical treatment, working conditions, housing, forms of resistance, and black overseers; slave cultural institutions; status distinctions among slaves; experiences during the Civil War and Reconstruction; and the subsequent life histories of the former slaves.

An important contribution to the study of American slavery, Slavery Remembered is an ideal classroom text for American history surveys as well as more specialized courses.

Slavery Remembered is an important contribution to the study of American slavery and, because of its brevity and clarity, an ideal classroom text for American history surveys as well as more specialized courses.



Author: Paul D. Escott
ISBN-10: 0807813435
ISBN-13: 9780807813430
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1979
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.14h x 5.33w x 0.70d
By Paul D. Escott
By Paul D. Escott
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Paul D. Escott, author of the award-winning "Many Excellent People: Power and Privilege in North Carolina, 1850-1900," is Reynolds Professor of History at Wake Forest University and dean of the college.

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