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The Florida Slave: Interviews with Ex-Slaves WPA Writers Project, 1930s and Testimony of Ex-Slaves Joint Congressional Committee Jacksonv
by Kennedy, Stetson
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Author and activist Stetson Kennedy was born in Jacksonville, Florida in1916 and he died there in 2011. This book was the last project he completed. Kennedy was a human rights activist, and author of many books on Florida history and culture. He was head of the Florida Writers Project unit on folklore, oral history, and socio-ethnic studies between 1937 and 1942, resulting in the classic book Palmetto Country. Following World War II, Kennedy infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, an experience he detailed in the book The Klan Unmasked. In this newly compiled and edited work, Stetson Kennedy offers a fresh perspective on this collection of Florida slave narratives and their relevance to contemporary society.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Kennedy, Stetson
- ISBN: 9781886104488
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.90 x 0.90
- Number Of Pages: 301
- Publication Year: 2011
Language:
English