{"product_id":"my-folks-dont-want-me-to-talk-about-slavery","title":"My Folks Don't Want Me To Talk About Slavery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer slaves themselves—an important but long-neglected source of information about the institution of slavery in the United States. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho could better describe what slavery was like than the people who experienced it? And describe it they did, in thousands of remarkable interviews sponsored by the Federal Writers’ Project during the 1930s. More than 170 interviews were conducted in North Carolina. Belinda Hurmence pored over each of the North Carolina narratives, compiling and editing 21 of the first-person accounts for this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelinda Hurmence was born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas, and educated at the University of Texas and Columbia University. She has written several novels for young people, including \u003cem\u003eTough Tiffany\u003c\/em\u003e (an ALA Notable Book), \u003cem\u003eA Girl Called Boy\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the Parents' Choice Award), \u003cem\u003eTancy\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of a Golden Kite Award), and \u003cem\u003eThe Nightwalker\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe has also edited \u003cem\u003eWe Lived in a Little Cabin in the Yard\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBefore Freedom, When I Just Can Remember\u003c\/em\u003e, companion volumes to this book. She now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John F Blair Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229081194840,"sku":"9780895870391","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780895870391.jpg?v=1770708652","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/my-folks-dont-want-me-to-talk-about-slavery","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}