Long past slavery : race and the Federal Writers' Ex-Slave Project during the New Deal /

From 1936 to 1939, the New Deal's Federal Writers' Project collected life stories from more than 2,300 former African American slaves. In this examination of the project and its legacy, Catherine A. Stewart shows it was the product of competing visions of the past, as ex-slaves' memor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stewart, Catherine A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Temas:
Federal Writers' Project.
Federal Writers' Project
1900-1999
African Americans > Race identity > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Psychology > History > 20th century.
Collective memory > United States > History > 20th century.
Cultural pluralism > United States > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Identité ethnique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Psychologie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mémoire collective > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Diversité culturelle > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Race relations
Cultural pluralism
Collective memory
African Americans > Race identity
African Americans > Psychology
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From 1936 to 1939, the New Deal's Federal Writers' Project collected life stories from more than 2,300 former African American slaves. In this examination of the project and its legacy, Catherine A. Stewart shows it was the product of competing visions of the past, as ex-slaves' memories were used to craft arguments for and against full inclusion of African Americans in society.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469628295
1469628295
9781469626277
1469626276

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