Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves is a multi-volume collection of first-person accounts by formerly enslaved people, compiled in the 1930s and 1940s and regarded as one of the most important primary sources on American slavery.
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Target entity: Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Context triple: [Federal Writers’ Project, notableOutput, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves]
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A.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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B.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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C.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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D.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" is an 1856 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores resistance to slavery through the story of fugitive slaves living in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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E.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Target entity description: Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves is a multi-volume collection of first-person accounts by formerly enslaved people, compiled in the 1930s and 1940s and regarded as one of the most important primary sources on American slavery.
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A.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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B.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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C.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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D.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" is an 1856 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores resistance to slavery through the story of fugitive slaves living in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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E.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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historical document ⓘ oral history collection ⓘ |
| aim | preserve memories of former slaves ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
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surface form:
Slave Narrative Collection of the Federal Writers' Project
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves ⓘ
surface form:
WPA Slave Narratives
|
| archivedAt | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram |
Federal Writers’ Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Writers' Project Slave Narrative Collection
|
| basedOn | interviews with formerly enslaved people ⓘ |
| citationForm | Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves self-link ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Federal Writers’ Project
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surface form:
Federal Writers' Project
Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| compiledInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| contains |
first-person accounts of slavery
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interview transcripts ⓘ photographs of interviewees ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| digitalAvailability | available online via Library of Congress ⓘ |
| documentationMethod |
audio recordings (in some cases)
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field notes ⓘ typed transcripts ⓘ |
| editorialNote | reflects interviewers' biases and dialect rendering ⓘ |
| format | multi-volume printed series ⓘ |
| genre |
oral history
ⓘ
slave narrative ⓘ |
| hasPart | state-by-state volumes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
American Civil War
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Reconstruction era ⓘ antebellum South ⓘ |
| interviewees | formerly enslaved African Americans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American history
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oral testimony ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| publisher |
Government Printing Office
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surface form:
United States Government Printing Office
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| regardedAs | major primary source on American slavery ⓘ |
| scope |
border states
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Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
southern United States
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| timeOfInterviews | 1936–1938 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
African American studies
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historical research on slavery ⓘ oral history methodology studies ⓘ |
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