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RACE AND ETHNICITY / AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

Understanding Slave Culture History of
19th-Century A Documentary Collection African Americans

Slave Narratives of the Slave Narratives from Exploring Diverse Roots
the Federal Writers’ Project
STERLING LECATER BLAND JR., THOMAS J. DAVIS
EDITOR 3 VOLUMES | SPENCER CREW,
LONNIE BUNCH, AND
CLEMENT PRICE, EDITORS

GREENWOOD
GREENWOOD
June 2016, 311pp, 7x10 October 2016, 271pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
Print: 978-1-4408-4463-8 Print: 978-0-313-38540-7
$58.00, £45.00, €53.00
$89.00, £69.00, €81.00 GREENWOOD
eBook: 978-1-4408-4464-5 May 2014, 1,124pp, 7x10 eBook: 978-0-313-38541-4
Print: 978-1-4408-0086-3
$294.00, £227.00, €268.00 This rich cultural history of African
“ narratives shed valuable light eBook: 978-1-4408-0087-0 Americans outlines their travails,
As a set, these little-known
on a dark chapter in American triumphs, and achievements in
history. The unique perspectives “ Highly recommended. Lower- negotiating individual and collective
will help both students of level undergraduates through identities to overcome racism, slavery,
American history and armchair researchers/faculty; general and the legacies of these injustices from
historians better understand the readers. ” colonial times to the present.
causes and consequences of —Choice, November 6, 2014 FEATURES
” For the first time, the WPA Slave • Reveals the extent of anti-black
human bondage.
—ARBA, September 8, 2016 Narratives are organized by theme, racism in America
African American slave narratives of making it easier to examine—and • Examines black heritage in America
from its colonial origins to the present
the 19th century recorded the grim understand—specific aspects of slave • Highlights the contributions of African
realities of the antebellum South; life and culture. Americans throughout history
they also provide the foundation for • Illustrates the role of blacks in the
this compelling and revealing work SPENCER CREW, PhD, is Clarence American economy
on African American history and J. Robinson Professor of History at • Centers on African Americans in the
experiences. George Mason University. development of American history

FEATURES LONNIE BUNCH is the founding
director of the National Museum of
• Presents information and primary African American History and Culture THOMAS J. DAVIS, PhD, JD, is
source documents that support such at the Smithsonian Institution. professor of history at Arizona State
key subject areas as American history, University, Tempe.
ethnic studies, and African American CLEMENT PRICE, PhD, is Board of
history, among other areas Governors Distinguished Service
Professor of History and director of
the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and
the Modern Experience at Rutgers
STERLING LECATER BLAND JR. is
associate professor of English and University.
African American studies at Rutgers
University.
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