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Lay My Burden Down : A Folk History of Slavery by Jerrold I. Hirsch (1994, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-10038531115X

ISBN-139780385311151

eBay Product ID (ePID)7038300110

Product Key Features

Book TitleLay My Burden Down : a Folk History of Slavery

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1994

TopicSlavery, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorJerrold I. Hirsch

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal398.2/08996073

SynopsisIn the 1930's, the last decade when many men andwomen who were born under slavery and freed by theEmancipation Proclamation.still lived, the NewDeal's Federal Writing Project made an extraordinaryand important decision. It sent interviewers toask these African-American survivors - What doesit mean to be free? Even more, how does itfeel? "Does I remember much 'boutslavery times? Well, there isno way for me to disremember unless Idie." B.A. Botkin compiled nearly three hundred ofthese narratives to create a rich, unvarnishedportrait of lives lived half slave, half free. Init, people who experienced the seasonal rhythms ofplantation life . . .who were eyewitnesses toLincoln, Douglas, and Tubman . . .who had theirconciousness shaped by bondage . . .and who felt theanguish of the lash have their memories brought tolife again. Their voices reach out across thedecades and teach us what they know -- our history andour legacy in their telling of an indelible truth., In the 1930's, the last decade when many men and women who were born under slavery and freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.still lived, the New Deal's Federal Writing Project made an extraordinary and important decision. It sent interviewers to ask these African-American survivors: What does it mean to be free? Even more, how does it feel? "Does I remember much 'bout slavery times? Well, there is no way for me to disremember unless I die." B.A. Botkin compiled nearly three hundred of these narratives to create a rich, unvarnished portrait of lives lived half slave, half free. In it, people who experienced the seasonal rhythms of plantation life . . .who were eyewitnesses to Lincoln, Douglas, and Tubman . . .who had their conciousness shaped by bondage . . .and who felt the anguish of the lash have their memories brought to life again. Their voices reach out across the decades and teach us what they know -- our history and our legacy in their telling of an indelible truth.