Unchained memories : readings from the slave narratives /
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, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. In English with optional subtitles in Spanish. |
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New York, N.Y. :
HBO Video,
[2003]
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| Summary: | 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, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record. |
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| Item Description: | Aspect ratio 4:3. Special features: original slave narrative audio recording of Fountain Hughes; biographies of the ex-slaves featured in the documentary. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, 5.1 Dolby surround, region 1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Narrator, Whoopi Goldberg ; editor, Juliet Weber. |
| ISBN: | 0783123396 9780783123394 |