The view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries; autobiographies; narratives; and interviews with those who "endured." Although most of these accounts appeared before the Civil War; more than one-third are the result of the ambitious efforts of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to interview surviving ex-slaves during the 1930s. The result of these efforts was the Slave Narrative Collection; a group of autobiographical accounts of former slaves that today stands as one of the most enduring and noteworthy achievements of the WPA. Compiled in seventeen states during the years 1936-38; the collection consists of more than two thousand interviews with former slaves; most of them first-person accounts of slave life and the respondents' own reactions to bondage. The interviews afforded aged ex-slaves an unparalleled opportunity to give their personal accounts of life under the "peculiar institution;" to describe in their own words what it felt like to be a slave in the United States.―Norman R. Yetman; American Memory; Library of CongressThis paperback edition of all of the Tennessee narratives is reprinted in facsimile from the typewritten pages of the interviewers; just as they were originally typed.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Robert L. BairdWell done and a must for the USAF/UNPFK/CIA Historian! Bravo!6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Accurate informationBy Off the Iron CurtainAs a German TV author working on a documentary about Cold War aerial operations "Behind Enemy Lines" I looked for material and reliable information on acitivities; also during the Korean War. This book was one of my most helpful sources; as was his author.I agree I have read better written books; but some of these better written publications; like Orr Kellys "From A Dark Sky"; lack fact checking. E.g Kellys account of a U-2 ditching turned out to be a myth.In general: these operations are difficult to research; all human sources have by necessity a limited field of vision; but are often the best sources available and superior to sanitized files - so I think cautious reading and restraint in judgement are wise attitudes.Colonel Dillard is a very good source. I recommend this DTP style booklet for anyone looking for facts about the Korean operations. I don't recommend it as literature or for photo quality (pictures look like photocopied).I also recommend "Apollos Warriors" from Michael E. Haas as a general overview for the topic.I think the previous comment is over the top; unneccesary harsh. Mr. Dillard HAD a different job; which was "somewhat" closer to the events he describes than most others authors can brag about. He was literally in the midst of the operations.I give 5 stars; so the the new average rating will give a more accurate rating of the book(let).0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy bizdev16I worked for the author once upon a time he is not a novice.
