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6 gen 2010 · In the late 1930s, an estimated 100,000 former slaves were still alive in the United States. In the midst of the Great Depression, from 1936 to 1938, more th...
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Description: In their words, our shared history. When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Federal Writers Project hired journalists and writers to travel the country and record the memories of this last ...
1 ott 2012 · Book issued as a companion to the HBO documentary Unchained memories which debuted in February 2003 and as a companion to the travelling exhibition organized by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, spring 2003-summer 2004 Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-156)
20 gen 2004 · Like Lester's book, "Unchained Memories" relies heavily on the Federal Writers Project of the late 1930's when dozens of interviewers sought to collect the stories of thousands of ex-slaves. What this 75-minute documentary does is recreate those interviews with actors reciting word for word from those personal slave narratives.
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8 lug 2019 · Unchained Memories (Readings from the Slave Narratives) “Unchained Memories is a 2003 documentary film about the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers’ Project and preserved in the WPA Slave Narrative Collection. This HBO film interpretation directed by Ed Bell and Thomas Lennon is a ...
Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors. — Ulf Kjell Gür.
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a ...
