Homeless, Friendless, and Penniless The WPA Interviews with Former Slaves Living in Indiana |
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| Author:
| Baker, Ronald L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-02857-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2000 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $2.99 |
Book Description:
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He is co-author of Indiana Place Names with Marvin Carmony and editor of The Folklore Historian, the journal of the Folklore and History Section of the American Folklore Society.ContentsPart One: A Folk History of Slavery Background of the WPA Interviews Presentation of Material Living and Working on the Plantation The Treatment of Slaves Escaping from Slavery Education Religion Folklore Recollections of the Civil War Living and Working after the Civil War Value of the WPA Interviews...
More DescriptionHe is co-author of Indiana Place Names with Marvin Carmony and editor of The Folklore Historian, the journal of the Folklore and History Section of the American Folklore Society.ContentsPart One: A Folk History of Slavery Background of the WPA Interviews Presentation of Material Living and Working on the Plantation The Treatment of Slaves Escaping from Slavery Education Religion Folklore Recollections of the Civil War Living and Working after the Civil War Value of the WPA Interviews AcknowledgmentsPart Two: The WPA Interviews with Former Slaves [134 entries]Appendices, including Thematic Index