Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration, later renamed Work Projects Administration (WPA). At the conclusion of the Slave Narrative project, a set of edited transcripts was assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seve...| The Library of Congress
Enslaved men and women in America’s South developed their own ornithology. To them, birds meant forced labor. But they also meant food, opportunity, and sometimes even freedom.| birdhistory.substack.com
If you've never heard of a canvasback, you're not alone. But a hundred years ago, this duck was America’s most famous — and most exclusive — dish.| birdhistory.substack.com
This Halloween, let’s look at how owls gained their spooky reputation.| birdhistory.substack.com
Mockingbirds are a powerful symbol in literature and music, but how well do we know the actual bird?| birdhistory.substack.com