Nearly 10 years ago, The New Press published this book and tape set that offered a startling first-person history of slavery in the US. Using excerpts from the thousands of interviews conducted with ex-slaves in the 1930s, the astonishing tapes were the only known recordings of people who actually experienced enslavement. Now this groundbreaking set is available for a new generatoin of readers and listeners, offering remastered compact discs in MP3 format of the extensive original live recordings.
Reviews
"This project will enrich every American home and classroom." -Publishers Weekly "As vital and necessary a historical document as anyone has ever produced in this country." The Boston Globe "Moving recollections fill a void in the slavery literature." The Washington Post Book World "Ira Berlin's fifty-page introduction is as good a synthesis of current scholarship as one will find, with fresh insights for any reader." The San Diego Union-Tribune "Invaluable." Chicago Tribune
