The idea of interviewing slaves about their experiences dates to the 1760s, when abolitionists first began to publish slave narratives as a way to educate the public to the horrors of slavery. From 1929 to 1932, the social sciences department at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, sponsored a project to gather more interviews. In 1934, one of the Fisk project workers suggested the federal government hire unemployed white-collar blacks to undertake similar projects in Indiana and Kentucky. Two years later, the Works Progress Administration directed the Federal Writers' Project teams in...
The idea of interviewing slaves about their experiences dates to the 1760s, when abolitionists first began to publish slave narratives as a way to edu...
With exclusive photography, detailed maps, and engaging text, Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads supplies thirteen tours within easy range of metropolitan centers like Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Richmond, and Norfolk.
With exclusive photography, detailed maps, and engaging text, Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads supplies thirteen tours within easy range of met...
