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Highlights
- This volume offers 21 narratives from more than 170 interviews conducted with former slaves in North Carolina.
- About the Author: Belinda Hurmence was born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas, and educated at the University of Texas and Columbia University.
- 103 Pages
- Social Science, Ethnic Studies
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About the Book
This volume offers 21 narratives from more than 170 interviews conducted with former slaves in North Carolina.
Book Synopsis
This volume offers 21 narratives from more than 170 interviews conducted with former slaves in North Carolina.
About the Author
Belinda 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 Tough Tiffany (an ALA Notable Book), A Girl Called Boy (winner of the Parents' Choice Award), Tancy (winner of a Golden Kite Award), and The Nightwalker.
She has also edited We Lived in a Little Cabin in the Yard and Before Freedom, When I Just Can Remember, companion volumes to this book. She now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
