Voices of Carolina Slave Children

Voices of Carolina Slave Children

Voices of Carolina Slave Children
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Editor: Nancy Rhyne
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-01-01
ISBN: 0878441506
Number of pages: 118
Publisher: Sandlapper Pub Co

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Book Review: Great info and stories, but....
Summary: 4 Stars

Nancy Rhyne usually does an excellent job in chroncling South Carolina's folklore and rescuing fascinating anecdotes from obscurity. She does the same here in these chronicles of the WPA Slave Interview narratives of the 1930s where the elderly ex-slaves talk about their childhood experiences.

Some of these are really fascinating. Folklore fans in particular will enjoy the recollections of ex-slaves talking about hearing, as one interviewee put it-"Br'er Rabbit stories long before Joel Chandler Harris wrote them down." These are excellent examples of the role of storytelling in the lives of non-literate people.

Unfortunately, there is the bowing to the false prophets of political correctness. Granted, a book intended for younger readers cannot be faulted for not using the "N-word" that often appeared in these original narratives. But in her editing of the narratives, she has these ex-slaves in the 1930s unrealistically using modern politically correct terms such as "enslaved Africans" to describe themselves! Come on!

Additionally, a casual comparison of what appears here to the actual original narratives these were "adapted" from (see the WPA Slave Narratives' website) shows that these particular narratives were almost gutted beind recognition. Ms. Rhyne's versions alone make for interesting (if somewhat stilted) reading, but his is best used as a reference for the original works, which are far more compelling.

Those issues aside, it's certainly worth a read and Ms. Rhyne deserves her usual kudus for bringing material usually buried in archives to the availability to the casal reader.

Summary of Voices of Carolina Slave Children

The slave narratives compiled from interviews in the Works Projects Administration (WPA) files recorded eyewitness accounts of 19th century American slavery. Elderly ex-slaves recounted memories of their childhood during their enslaved period to convey a powerful image of their lives and daily activities. They describe work, games, food, clothing, thoughts about their situation and the Civil War, and what freedom gave to each one of them. These stories present brief glimpses into the lives and customs of enslaved children on North and South Carolina plantations. The stories are intimate, personal and go to the heart of the conflict and emotion that burned every moment of that day and time.

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