Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2014]
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- For the first time, the WPA Slave Narratives are organized by theme, making it easier to examine–and understand–specific aspects of slave life and culture — Provided by publisher.
- Please do not include a summary in this CIP — Provided by publisher.
- v.1. The enslaved community culture : Religion and the enslaved community Holidays and special occasions: times of celebration and rest Music and other forms of cultural expression — Childhood for the enslaved : Familial bonds The slaveholder as surrogate parent Day-to-day care of enslaved children Parent and child interaction Transition from childhood to productive worker Childhood games (the chance just to be a child) –
- v.2. The enslaved family : Challenges of marriages and unions for the enslaved Loss of family members: separation of couples and families Mixed family: white fathers Providing support for family members Preserving family history and heritage — Enslaved women : The workday for enslaved women Enslaved women and their families Enslaved women and marriage Sexual imposition and enslaved women –
- v.3. Work and slavery : Field workers Domestic workers Skilled workers Hiring out enslaved workers — Physical abuse and intimidation : Punishing field workers Punishing domestic workers Crushing signs of rebelliousness — Runaways and the quest for freedom : Reasons for deciding to run Crafting a plan of escape Fleeing not too far distant Discouraging freedom The impact of the Civil War Emancipation — Appendix: The long road to the cabin door: historians on American slavery.
Subjects:
- Slave narratives — United States.
- Slavery — United States — History — Sources.
- African Americans — History — Sources.
- African Americans — Interviews.
- United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
- History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628
- Interviews. fast (OCoLC)fst01423832
- Sources. fast (OCoLC)fst01423900
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