Slave Testimony, is a large collection of two centuries of wide-ranging documents, illustrations, notes and annotated and authenticated accounts of slaves; including slaves of Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Henry Clay, and many others. The slaves speak for themselves about their culture, plantation life, food, clothing, and shelter, the sexual exploitation of slave women, and the psychological response to bondage. The views given are those of house servants and field hands, docile slaves and rebels, urban and rural slaves, slaves with kind masters and those with cruel ones.
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Right up there with the WPA Slave narratives,
By Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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Most people who are familiar with firsthand testimony of slave life know about the WPA slave narratives of the 1930s where balc and white writers interviewed ex-slaves about their experiences. A number of good books have come form the 19 volumes collected of that material and my students in the African-American class I teach enjoy reading them.
However, anyone interested in firsthand writings of the American slave experience should not do without this. This is a fascinating collection of writings, letters, and interviews of slaves known and unknown. Robert Smalls, the South Carolina Reconstruction hero, is shown in a early interview around 1863 describing the effects of slavery on its victims. Also, one of Robert E. Lee's slaves debunks the myth of his supposed benevolence toward his slaves (Confederate defenders take note). Overall, this is a valuable addition to firsthand literature of a vanished but important period of American history. History teachers in particular will enjoy it immensely.
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It's hard to believe that this is the first review of Blassingame's classic work. Here he has compiled hundreds of first-hand testimonies from slaves. What is so remarkable and helpful is the diversity of sources: letters, speeches, interviews, autobiographies, newspaper articles, and more. For the researcher and for the lay reader, there is no better place to experience the experiences of the enslaved African Americans than here.
Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of "Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction." He has also authored "Soul Physicians," "Spiritual Friends," and the forthcoming "Sacred Friendships: Listening to the Voices of Women Soul Care-Givers and Spiritual Directors."
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So much research,
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I bought used but came in almost new condition. I saw one in a store for $35.99 but decided to wait and see if I can buy cheaper here and I did for $2.00... Fascinating book. Learn every day life of these poor slaves. Great book. Thank you for providing it for us to learn.
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HISTORIANS HAVE LONG GIVEN top priority to personal letters in their efforts to ascertain the effect of events and institutions on people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mendi people, evah day, muh wife, secesh times, tuh school, lack dat, wid hit, dere wuz, antebellum narratives, paragraph indentions, fer hit, dem times, wuz jes, dey jes, dey tole, ole missus, dats whut, negro trader, dem days, slave testimony, dat wuz, parting hand, white interviewers, black interviewers, dey wuz Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, United States, North Carolina, South Carolina, Sierra Leone, Jesus Christ, Virginia Enslaved, Aunt Nancy, Thomas Jefferson, Kentucky Enslaved, Ole Ma'stah, Booker Washington, African Repository, National Anti-Slavery Standard, Anti-Slavery Reporter, Aunt Catherine, Canada Age, Joe Johnson, Lewis Tappan, Maryland Enslaved, Uncle George, Uncle Parke, Henry Bibb, John Bull, Miss Leila New!
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HISTORIANS HAVE LONG GIVEN top priority to personal letters in their efforts to ascertain the effect of events and institutions on people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mendi people, evah day, muh wife, secesh times, tuh school, lack dat, wid hit, dere wuz, antebellum narratives, paragraph indentions, fer hit, dem times, wuz jes, dey jes, dey tole, ole missus, dats whut, negro trader, dem days, slave testimony, dat wuz, parting hand, white interviewers, black interviewers, dey wuz Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, United States, North Carolina, South Carolina, Sierra Leone, Jesus Christ, Virginia Enslaved, Aunt Nancy, Thomas Jefferson, Kentucky Enslaved, Ole Ma'stah, Booker Washington, African Repository, National Anti-Slavery Standard, Anti-Slavery Reporter, Aunt Catherine, Canada Age, Joe Johnson, Lewis Tappan, Maryland Enslaved, Uncle George, Uncle Parke, Henry Bibb, John Bull, Miss Leila New!
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- Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market by Walter Johnson on 6 pages
- Black History and Black Identity: A Call for a New Historiography by W. D. Wright on 4 pages
- American Slavery, 1619-1877 by Peter Kolchin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Heart and Head: Black Theology--Past, Present, and Future by Prof. Dwight N. Hopkins in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas (Harvard Historical Studies) by Sally E. Hadden in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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