Creating a model Negro slave became the challenge of those who occupy the most favored positions. This could only be done as a fiction that gave the appearance of reality. This fiction could be made real. First there would be distinctions made between equals. The human form chosen to make this distinction was the European. Europe became the model of distinction. It was so honored with the White Position (as in chess) as the original and most favored position. With the European model occupying the White Position, British offspring came to occupy the original position in British North America....
Creating a model Negro slave became the challenge of those who occupy the most favored positions. This could only be done as a fiction that gave the a...
With the Great Liberation War ending in 1865 C.E., 'slave narratives' immediately became the source of information for scholars who studied Black Life and Culture. After William Allen, et al, published the "Slave Songs of the United States," scholars searched for narratives to uncover how the slave lived. The purposes were usually noble in that they were truly interested in black popular culture. The result of this interest was, many allowed the slave to tell the story of suffering and deprivation, i.e., the narrative, without the interference of another voice. For many scholars the intent...
With the Great Liberation War ending in 1865 C.E., 'slave narratives' immediately became the source of information for scholars who studied Black Life...
