readings from the slave narratives Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- creator text xxu New York, NY HBO Documentary Films : Distributed by HBO Video c2003 monographic eng

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1 videodisc (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record. a Home Box Office presentation ; an HBO Documentary Film in association with the Library of Congress ; produced by Jacqueline Glover, Thomas Lennon ; written by Mark Jonathan Harris ; directed by Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon. "In their words, our shared history."--Container. Special features: Audio narrative by Fountain Hughes [audio feature] (24 min.); Audio interview by Yvonne Beatty [audio feature] (5 min.); Ex-slave biographies [text feature]; Web links [requires a DVD-ROM drive, Internet access and web browser]. Slave narratives Slaves United States Slave narratives United States E444 0783123396 9780783123394 180831 20180831102859.0