Representing Race in the Federal Writers' Project by Newberry Library published on 2017-04-04T16:49:52Z From 1936 to 1939, the New Deal’s Federal Writers’ Project collected life stories from more than 2,300 former African American slaves. In examining the project and its legacy, Catherine Stewart shows it was the product of competing visions of the past, as ex-slaves’ memories of bondage, emancipation, and life as freedpeople were used to craft arguments for and against full inclusion of African Americans in society. Genre Learning Comment by lex s This is a great review of the history, which is forgotten as unapologetic history, and Ms. Stewart articulate narrative of the events and processing this topic is breathtaking. I enjoyed the audio and will look forward to reading the book. 2018-07-23T19:01:24Z
