| Title | : | My Folks Don't Want Me to Talk about Slavery |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | Published December 12, 1990 |
Twenty-one oral histories of former North Carolina slaves.
My Folks Don't Want Me to Talk about Slavery Reviews
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A concise and readable collection of first-person narratives of slavery, abolition, and the continued effects of enslavement on the lives of freedmen.
The accounts are honest and at times unexpected, all in their own ways opening the door for outsiders to peek in at the horrors of slavery, both blatant and subtle.
The frank manner in which those interviewed discuss the “good” and the bad of their enslaved childhoods invites the reader to sympathize with the real people who experienced the bondage of slavery, and begs the question, “In what ways is this history still haunting us today?” -
Always love primary source, first person narratives.
