"Been Here So Long": Selections from the WPA American Slave Narratives by New Deal Network

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Here are seventeen of the approximately 2,300 American Slave Narratives collected by the Federal Writers Project. Students should be encouraged to consider the process through which these narratives were created, and the accompanying Lesson Plans have been formulated to raise issues of authorship and credibility.

Categories:
African American History: Slavery
African American History: Civil War/Reconstruction

Grade Levels: unknown
Type of Material: lesson plan, primary resource
Cost: no
Location Keywords: Louisiana, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi
Key Individuals: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Keywords: New Deal, Works Progress Administration, WPA, Great Depression, Slave Life, Narratives, African American Culture, African American History, Black History, Racism, Slavery, Folklore, Folk Tales, Folktales, Economics, Economy, Education, Family, Freedom, Religion, Fugitive Slaves, Escape, Work, Labor, Civil War, War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, Louisiana, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, African American History, Black History

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