Till Freedom Cried Out: Memories of Texas Slave Life (Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0890967369 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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The selections also give valid information about daily life; e.g., medical care, religion, resistance to punishment, work routines, clothing, and housing. Black-and-white illustrations enhance the text. Turner, Oakland Public Library, CACopyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. From School Library JournalYA--The Oklahoma Slave Narrative Project was established as part of the WPA (Works Project Administration) from 1937-1939 to interview and collect narratives from former Texan slaves who had been relocated to Oklahoma. The 32 reminiscences presented here provide insight into the
"Touching" according to A Customer. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is very emotional and heartfelt. Each interview opened my eyes to the daily life and status of slaves. I found this book very insightful and recommend anyone who has the least bit of interest in history.. "Till freedom cried out" according to Jean Massey. this book was not as good as some that I have read and there have been many that I have read on slavery.
I don't know how old I is. "I's born in Palestine Texas. field workers in Oklahoma during the 1930s. Vignettes of daily life are sensitively brought to life in the skilled drawings of artist Kermit Oliver.Enriched by these illustrations and by an introduction and postscript commentary by editors T. This collection offers a clear-eyed perspective on this institution from the slaves themselves—their recollections from being sold away from their parents, suffering the pain of the overseers' lash, and being chosen to gratify masters' desires to finding emotional release in religious services, appreciating music and dancing, and enjoying an brief escape to the woods. This account, along with thirty-two additional oral histories recorded as part of the Federal Writers' Project, describes life as a Texas slave—the family relations, entertainment, religion, work on the plantations, foodways, and punishment.For decades the bondage of black slaves to white masters was part of everyday lif