In the mid-thirities; the Federal Writer's Project; an adjunct of the W.P.A.; dispatched interviewers to capture the personal memories of the last few thousand survivors of American slavery. In Bullwhip Days; they tell; in their own voices; of the harsh realities of human bondage. The vivid and powerful images are a vital part of America's history and offer sobering insight into the roots of racism in today's society.
#416447 in Books Reynolds; David S. 2006-11-14 2006-11-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x 1.50 x 5.30l; 1.18 #File Name: 0375726152594 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The Greatest White Hero in Black Studies.By A'Jamal ByndonThis is one of the most underrated white guys in history. Any Black studies that teaches about slavery must have this kind of material in it. I will take John Brown's efforts as a real commitment toward the end of old school slavery. Now talk about someone who is willing to give their life for a cause. It was John Brown. He set the white standard for the commitment for civil and human rights; and the rest of the Tim Wise types have to stand behind him.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. john brown; aolitionistBy George Skinner"instead of hunting for a solution; the politicians had worked for a crisis. this they would presently get; and when they got it they would find it a catastrophe." thus bruce catton wrote in his 1961 book "the coming fury" though not in the library yet it should be. it has always ben fascinating to me to discover why things happen as much as what happened. there are big lessons in both of these books about where we may be headed. some politicians suggested that the blood spilled in that war would not fill a thimble. we seem to be engaged in the same sort of disconnect every day now with pundits and politicians urging us from one war to the next and i am afraid that it will eventually lead to the crisis and catastrophe we refuse to see looming in america and the world. john brown was a bell weather. the home grown spark that grew to a blaze we could not be put out but with much blood and suffering. there are big lessons in this book that we must learn very fast. our own catastrophe is lurking in the shadows.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. John Brown; crazy or unwaveringly devoted to the abolition of slavery?By Cynthia WoodsThis book seems to slant towards John Brown's unwavering devotion to not only ending slavery; but seeing slaves as equals; a man far ahead of his time. The book is very well researched; at times the author is a little wordy and the timeline is occasionally hard to follow. If you are interested in the civil war; or reading about abolition; this is the book for you
