Chained to the land : voices from cotton & cane plantations : from interviews of former slaves
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Published
Winston-Salem, North Carolina : John F. Blair, Publisher, 2014.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 359 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Del Norte Public Library - NONFICTION
306.3 TAN L
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306.3 TAN L
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LC Subjects
African Americans.
African Americans. -- Louisiana -- Interviews.
Biography.
Freedmen.
Freedmen. -- Louisiana -- Interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Louisiana. -- Biography.
Louisiana. -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Plantation life.
Plantation life. -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Race relations.
Slavery.
Slavery. -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Slaves.
Slaves. -- Louisiana -- Interviews.
Slaves. -- Louisiana -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Sources.
African Americans. -- Louisiana -- Interviews.
Biography.
Freedmen.
Freedmen. -- Louisiana -- Interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Louisiana. -- Biography.
Louisiana. -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Plantation life.
Plantation life. -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Race relations.
Slavery.
Slavery. -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Slaves.
Slaves. -- Louisiana -- Interviews.
Slaves. -- Louisiana -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Published
Winston-Salem, North Carolina : John F. Blair, Publisher, 2014.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
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"During the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration sent workers to interview over 2,200 former slaves about their experiences during slavery and the time immediately after the Civil War. The interviews conducted with the former Louisiana slaves often showed a different life from the slaves in neighboring states. Louisiana was unique among the slave-holding states because of French law and influence, as demonstrated in the standards set to govern slaves in Le Code Noir. Its history was also different from many Southern states because of the prevalence of large sugar cane as well as cotton plantations, which benefited from the frequent replenishment of rich river silt deposited by Mississippi River floods. At Frogmore Plantation, which is located in Louisiana across the Mississippi River from Natchez, co-owner Lynette Tanner has spent 16 years researching and interpreting the slave narratives in order to share these stories with visitors from around the globe. The plantation offers historical re-enactments, written by Tanner, that are performed by descendants of former Natchez District slaves. In this collection, Tanner gathered interviews conducted with former slaves who lived in Louisiana at the time of the interviews as well as narratives with those who had been enslaved in Louisiana but had moved to a different state by the 1930s. Their recollections of food, housing, clothing, weddings, and funerals, as well as treatment and relationships echo memories of an era, like no other, for which America still has repercussions today"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tanner, L. A. (2014). Chained to the land: voices from cotton & cane plantations : from interviews of former slaves . John F. Blair, Publisher.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tanner, Lynette Ater. 2014. Chained to the Land: Voices From Cotton & Cane Plantations : From Interviews of Former Slaves. John F. Blair, Publisher.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tanner, Lynette Ater. Chained to the Land: Voices From Cotton & Cane Plantations : From Interviews of Former Slaves John F. Blair, Publisher, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tanner, Lynette Ater. Chained to the Land: Voices From Cotton & Cane Plantations : From Interviews of Former Slaves John F. Blair, Publisher, 2014.
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