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1 online resource (301 pages)
ISBN:
9780253005052
Inhalt:
Slavery in Africa existed for hundreds of years before it was abolished in the late 19th century. Yet, we know little about how enslaved individuals, especially those who never left Africa, talked about their experiences. Collecting never before published or translated narratives of Africans from southeastern Ghana, Sandra E. Greene explores how these writings reveal the thoughts, emotions, and memories of those who experienced slavery and the slave trade. Greene considers how local norms and the circumstances behind the recording of the narratives influenced their content and impact. This unprecedented study affords unique insights into how ordinary West Africans understood and talked about their lives during a time of change and upheaval.
Inhalt:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Translations -- A Note on Ewe Orthography -- Introduction -- Part 1. Aaron Kuku:The Life History of a Former Slave -- 1 Enslavement Remembered -- 2 The Life History of Aaron Kuku -- Part 2. The Biographies of Lydia Yawo and Yosef Famfantor -- 3 To Stay or Go: Exploring the Decisions of the Formerly Enslaved -- 4 Come Over and Help Us! The Life Journey of Lydia Yawo, a Freed Slave: Preface and Text -- 5 Yosef Famfantor: Preface and Text -- Part 3. Paul Sands's Diary: Living with the Past/Constructing the Present and the Future -- 6 Open Secrets and Sequestered Stories -- 7 The Diary of Paul Sands: Preface and Text -- Part 4. A Kidnapping at Atorkor: The Making of a Community Memory -- 8 Our Citizens, Our Kin Enslaved -- 9 Oral Traditions about Individuals Enslaved: Preface and Texts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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ISBN 9780253356079
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780253356079
Sprache:
Englisch
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