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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews With Former Slaves Hardcover – May 25, 2017

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pinnacle Press (May 25, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1374897469
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1374897465
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.5 x 9.21 inches
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This book is a treasure. The slave narratives in the book are from former slaves or Blacks born just after the ending of the Civil War. The interviewees give first hand accounts of slavery and life post slavery. These accounts are from individuals living in Arkansas.These accounts were very insightful and I learned quite a bit. This is a must have. Very insightful and offers a deeper look into and understanding of this time in our countries history.I’m thinking there are other accounts from formers slaves in other states.
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shopoholic
5.0 out of 5 stars Historical Treasure
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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What insight this gives to what the lives of slaves were actually like. Real people who lived through the times before, during, and after the civil war tell their own stories. It’s fascinating testimony! My only teeny tiny complaint is that the text is very small..I can only read so much at a time because I start to get a headache…but even so, I will read every word! Highly recommend!
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merrckd
5.0 out of 5 stars United States Historical Gold
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2015
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Transcriptions of interviews of ex-slaves done in the 1930s, in the vernacular of those speaking. There's at least 20 volumes of Slave Narratives, they break down by state (I've read Texas XVI, now I'm on Mississippi, dunno the volume number). The volumes are inconsistent in format, but it's free, and provides such a unique insight. If you are interested in history, our countries history, these are significant documents.

Each person provides two to five pages of memories from the slave days. The people are in their 80s to 100s at the time being interviewed.

There's similar themes throughout, but not what you would expect. Many are nostalgic and wistful about the masters and slavery. All most all, if not all, have a consistent memory of emancipation in the TX edition. It consisted of either the master coming back, calling all the slaves and telling them they are free, or the master was killed in the war and whoever was left behind to care for the land and slaves does the same. It's like throwing a baby in a pool and telling him to swim. Some die, and we don't hear those voices, some paddle and keep their head above water just enough, and a rare one actually swims. The ones that lived seem to always had a privileged position with the master, so they had more exposure to the world, and some kind of education, formal or more usually informally.

Many say that they were better with the master than without, but they went from slavery to Jim Crow, so how free is that, really? Many say the young people today (in 1936) don't have morals and their "race" was better under slavery. But, any of the interviewees who had some education said emancipation was for good. Some are on the fence even in their advance age.

I think that the sentiment that black people were better with slavery is a mix of old nostalgia, lack of education, and lack of support after emancipation. Nostalgia does have a way to color our memories. It occurred to me while reading that we all love Lincoln, and he was a great man, but it seems like he didn't have the capacity or the resources to understand what support a post-slavery USA needed. Maybe the people who survived slavery and lived so long is because they had a better situation than most (not good, but better), I don't know, I'm not a historian, but these are such unique chronicles of our country that I highly recommend these books.

Judge for yourself. It won't cost you anything, they are free on Kindle, which is how I found them. I was broke, and wanted to read something..These seemed interesting, and it was more than I imagined.

(disclaimer: I'm a a fourth or fifth generation pale, European mutt that identifies only as an American)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read.
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2014
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It was an interesting account from the victims themselves. It shows also the victim ideology beliving what their r captors told them. Either that or the author chose less abused slaves to interview.
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Tart Green Apple
5.0 out of 5 stars You will never read this history in a textbook
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2014
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After watching the movie "12 Years A Slave" I became interested in subject of slavery and the civil war. While researching for books on amazon I came upon "Slave Narratives". The idea of hearing about slavery from the actual slaves was fascinating. "Slave Narratives" was not exactly what I was expecting, but it was eye opening. The natural expectation would be that slaves would recount awful tales of abuse like in "12 Years A Slave". Not the case for almost all the former slaves interviewed for this book. Strangely they had fond remembrances of "slavery times" and a few of them lamented that they wish they could go back to those times. Overall the slaves said that they liked their masters and they were generally treated well...for being slaves. I found this viewpoint of slavery to be perplexing, but there are a few things that the reader needs to keep in mind. First, the people interviewed are all born into slavery, these are not people transported on slaves ships that at one time knew freedom. They never knew what freedom was. Second, after the civil war was over and all the slaves were freed any government program to help former slaves transition to life as a citizen was completely bunged. Third, after reconstruction southern democrats passed sweeping legislation as well as "jim crow" laws that all but erased black people's freedom and rights as citizens. So, in many ways, life was worse for slaves after emancipation.
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Boddiegirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical information
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019
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This book is a treasure. The slave narratives in the book are from former slaves or Blacks born just after the ending of the Civil War. The interviewees give first hand accounts of slavery and life post slavery. These accounts are from individuals living in Arkansas.

These accounts were very insightful and I learned quite a bit. This is a must have. Very insightful and offers a deeper look into and understanding of this time in our countries history.

I’m thinking there are other accounts from formers slaves in other states.
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Boddiegirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical information
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019
This book is a treasure. The slave narratives in the book are from former slaves or Blacks born just after the ending of the Civil War. The interviewees give first hand accounts of slavery and life post slavery. These accounts are from individuals living in Arkansas.

These accounts were very insightful and I learned quite a bit. This is a must have. Very insightful and offers a deeper look into and understanding of this time in our countries history.

I’m thinking there are other accounts from formers slaves in other states.
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Virginia
3.0 out of 5 stars Narratives reveal interesting points, but too controlled
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2013
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All of these interviews took place in and around Jacksonville, and I was looking for ones from the Pensacola area, so it was very narrow in "Florida" scope. The reader must realize these were written in 1937 and stereotypes definitely played a large part in the interviewers' questions. Also, I'm sure that many of those interviewed were wary about what they said to a white person. Obviously, there was a script followed by the interviewers, so most accounts repeat food eaten, description of slave cabins, whether or not the former slaves had "religion," etc. Nevertheless, if the reader keeps the time/place/circumstances of the interviews in mind, some stand out as unique, interesting, and informative. But, I was VERY disappointed that they were so narrow in "Florida" scope and would like to know more about slavery and slaves from plantations in the Pensacola area.
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Fernanda Lopes Guarnieri
4.0 out of 5 stars Historia viva
Reviewed in Brazil on May 22, 2015
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Essas entrevistas com ex-escravos feita nos 1930 é extremamente relevante para entendermos esse período histórico, a escravidão e as condições de vida possíveis para essas pessoas.
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