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The book of you mention is "Remembering Slavery," published by The New Press in the late 90s and still very much in print.
You can also listen to these interviews and learn more about this recording project at the "Voices from the Days of Slavery" page at the Library of Congress' American Memory website: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfshtml/
Matthew Barton
American Folklife Center The Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave., SE Washington, DC 20540-4610 phone: (202) 707-1733 fax: (202) 707-2076 email: mbarton@xxxxxxx >>> "Thomas H. Stern" <sternth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 7/24/2004 9:05:19 AM >>>
Slave recordings - during the 30's the WPA DID record surviving former
slaves and their children. Fascinating listening. Some were released on Lp by 'Mark56', and I believe there is a recent book of transcriptions with some tape copies. (how about getting these issued on CD/ or with photos or film on a DVD. Where are you Library of Congress?) Best wishes, Thomas Stern Dale Francis wrote: > this discussion was forwarded to me from > > Association of Moving Image Archivists > > > Hi, everybody! > > > > As usual, non specialized journalists include a lot of "hype" and "hot > > air" in their articles to attract the attention of readers. > > > > The cylinder Phonograph was invented by Edison in 1877, and the first > > prototype was built around December 4 of that year. He applied for a > > patent on December 24. > > > > Abraham Lincoln was very much dead by then, much less would you find > > recordings "from the early days of slavery". > > > > And we make fun of people who ask for motion picture archival footage > > of the American Civil War... > > > > These journalists deserve some kind of award. > > > > Jose Llufrio > > Technicolor East Coast, New York > > >> Leon Scott is "reputed" to have recorded Lincoln in the White House > >> on his > >> Phonautograph. > > http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/scott.html > > >> The earliest such device of which we have any actual knowledge is the > >> one constructed by De Kempelein of Vienna, who, in 1791, > > > >> On June 26, 1857, a French typographer, Leon Scott, deposited with > >> the Académie des Sciences a paper describing an invention which he > >> named the "Phonautograph. > > http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/begun1.html > > http://www.phonautograph.com/ > > Dale > dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.longrunaudio.com |