We Lived in a Little Cabin in the Yard: Personal Accounts of Slavery in Virginia (Paperback)

from empress8411

This is a slender volume whose simplicity belies the nature of the narrative within. Hurmence presents a carefully curated collection of the some 600 plus tales gathered during this Project. The only words that are her own is the introduction where she explains her criteria and editing choices. F...

from mirrani

It is so important to remember history the way that it actually happened. The best way to do that is by collecting interviews, which is how this book came to be. I have no recollection of reading a more varied, honest-sounding compilation of accounts. This book is the result of the Federal Writer...

from mirrani

It is so important to remember history the way that it actually happened. The best way to do that is by collecting interviews, which is how this book came to be. I have no recollection of reading a more varied, honest-sounding compilation of accounts. This book is the result of the Federal Writer...