Title

Reading Slavery, Writing Freedom

People Involved

Betsy Bowen, Fairfield University

Files

Document Type

Digital Scholarship Project

Author Roles

Betsy Bowen (Principal Investigator)

Project Type

Faculty Original Project

Project Information

“Reading Slavery, Writing Freedom” examines the literacy experiences of the last generation of Americans who were enslaved, using an interactive digital map. Between 1936 and 1938, the Federal Writers’ Project undertook a unique project: to interview the last generation of Americans who had been born in slavery. Interviewers in 17 states collected more than 2,300 first-hand accounts of life in and after slavery. “Reading Slavery, Writing Freedom” tells some of their stories.

Recommended Citation

Bowen, Betsy, "Reading Slavery, Writing Freedom" (2019). All Digital Humanities Projects. 22.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/digital_humanities_all/22