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Slave culture : a documentary collection of the slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
- Title
- Slave culture : a documentary collection of the slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project / Spencer Crew, Lonnie Bunch, and Clement Price, editors.
- Publication
- Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2014]
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | v. 3 | Text | Use in library | Sc *306.3-S (Slave culture) v. 3 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference - Open Shelf |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | v. 3 | Text | No restrictions | *R-USLHG E444 .S55 2014 v. 3 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | v. 2 | Text | Use in library | Sc *306.3-S (Slave culture) v. 2 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference - Open Shelf |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | v. 2 | Text | No restrictions | *R-USLHG E444 .S55 2014 v. 2 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | v. 1 | Text | Use in library | Sc *306.3-S (Slave culture) v. 1 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference - Open Shelf |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | v. 1 | Text | No restrictions | *R-USLHG E444 .S55 2014 v. 1 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 3 volumes (xlv, 1,124 pages) : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "For the first time, the WPA Slave Narratives are organized by theme, making it easier to examine--and understand--specific aspects of slave life and culture"--
- Alternative Title
- Slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- v.1. The enslaved community culture : Religion and the enslaved community ; Holidays and special occasions: times of celebration and rest ; Music and other forms of cultural expression -- Childhood for the enslaved : Familial bonds ; The slaveholder as surrogate parent ; Day-to-day care of enslaved children ; Parent and child interaction ; Transition from childhood to productive worker ; Childhood games (the chance just to be a child) -- v.2. The enslaved family : Challenges of marriages and unions for the enslaved ; Loss of family members: separation of couples and families ; Mixed family: white fathers ; Providing support for family members ; Preserving family history and heritage -- Enslaved women : The workday for enslaved women ; Enslaved women and their families ; Enslaved women and marriage ; Sexual imposition and enslaved women -- v.3. Work and slavery : Field workers ; Domestic workers ; Skilled workers ; Hiring out enslaved workers -- Physical abuse and intimidation : Punishing field workers ; Punishing domestic workers ; Crushing signs of rebelliousness -- Runaways and the quest for freedom : Reasons for deciding to run ; Crafting a plan of escape ; Fleeing not too far distant ; Discouraging freedom ; The impact of the Civil War ; Emancipation ; Appendix: The long road to the cabin door: historians on American slavery.
- Call Number
- Sc *306.3-S (Slave culture)
- ISBN
- 9781440800863
- 1440800863
- 9781440800870 (canceled/invalid)
- 1440800871 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2013042627
- OCLC
- 861208478
- Title
- Slave culture : a documentary collection of the slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project / Spencer Crew, Lonnie Bunch, and Clement Price, editors.
- Publisher
- Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Added Author
- Crew, Spencer R., 1949- editor.Bunch, Lonnie G., III, editor.Price, Clement Alexander, 1945-2014, editor.Federal Writers' Project.
- Research Call Number
- Sc *306.3-S (Slave culture)*R-USLHG E444 .S55 2014