Blog Task for meeting in Week 8 (10 November)

Find, post and analyse an example of a slave narrative taken from the 1930s Federal Writers Project http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml Analyse the account and quote the experiences you consider most important

Interesting links:

·         http://slaverystories.org/charlie-smith/0

Interview with Charlie Smith, whom claimed he was 130 years old when this interview took place. Note the disclaimer underneath the audio player. 

http://www.understandingslavery.com
Helpful resource - Bear in mind that the Understanding Slavery Initiative (USI) is funded by the Dept. of Culture Media and Sport and the Dept. of Education i.e. by the British government.

http://www.understandingslavery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=373&Itemid=236
'The Zong Case', 1783: 'When the case was heard before Chief Lord Justice Mansfield, eminent counsel, notably the solicitor general John Lee argued vigorously that the killings were not a matter of murder or morality but solely involved a question of property and insurance'...

http://www.thecrisismagazine.com/
The CRISIS Magazine - official publication of the NAACP. Founded by W.E.B. Du Bois.

http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh
'Documenting the American South' collection of North American slave narratives (do NOT use this collection for the task, use the collection given by Alsadair - Federal Writers Project).

http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/walkerhp.html
David Walker’s Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World (1829-30)

http://www.davidwalkermemorial.org
David Walker Memorial Project

http://memory.loc.gov/mss/mesn/030/030.pdf
Slave Narratives assembled by the FWP