Or that perhaps their lives under slavery weren't as "sad" as historians
would have us believe.
J South
In a message dated 10/7/2008 7:09:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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It is not debunking to point out that the interviewees were elderly black
people living in poverty during the Great Depression. It is merely adding an
important context for understanding why life under slavery -- with even the
limited benefits supplied by paternalist masters -- might evoke some
nostalgia. As Kevin Hardwick points out, this tells us a lot about how sad their
lives were in the 1930s as much as it gives us information about the conditions
of slavery.
David Kiracofe
David Kiracofe
History
Tidewater Community College
Chesapeake Campus
1428 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
757-822-5136
>>> <[log in to unmask]> 10/07/08 2:00 PM >>>
Historians like to debunk the slave narratives because, inter alia, many of
those interviewed took the position that their lives were better under
slavery than under freedom. I have a copy on CD, and was amazed at how many
former slaves wished for the good old days under the massa.
J South
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