True life stories of the lives of slaves as told in the actual words of the former slaves themselves. In interviews held in the 1930s, ex-slaves gave details about their own auctions, forced breeding, lives of masters, slaves' secrets, Civil War remembrances, & much more. Includes photographs of working slaves, slave cabins, masters' houses, plantation structures. Includes dialect glossary since most of these autobiographies are in the ex-slaves' Southern vernacular. (Weuns wuz wukked so hard. Iffen weuns failed, 'twas de bullwhip.) These first hand accounts are very important in any study of American history. While a few of the stories have appeared in print elsewhere, I WAS A SLAVE is the ONLY extensively researched work of these narratives that exists anywhere. Hundreds of quotes, full life stories, & archival photographs are being published category by category. Each category (such as runaways or mulattoes) is one chapter. Each chapter is one separate booklet. When completed, The I WAS A SLAVE Collection will be a series of 24 booklets. Now available: Chapter 1 - Descriptions of Plantation Life (1-886766-00-2); Chapter 2 - The Lives of Slave Men (1-886766-01-0); Chapter 3 - The Lives of Slave Women (1-886766-02-9); Chapter 4 - The Breeding of Slaves (1-886766-03-7). Each chapter is $5.95. Set A (Chapters 1-4) is $19.95. Add $1.25 S&H for each chapter ordered. American Legacy, Box 1393-R, Washington, DC 20013. Call for bulk orders: 202-544-0444 or 1-800-484-3252 Code: 6067. Send SASE for list of upcoming chapters & descriptive brochure.
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