In their own words: The Slave Narratives

        Define the task
Make a PowerPoint Presentation consisting of 3 or 4 slides.

1. Title: which includes name of the slave, your names, and where in the slave narratives you got your information (example: WPA Slave Narrative Project, Texas Narratives, Volume 16, Part 1) You will find that on the Bibliographic Page under Source.

2.  A picture of your slave.

3. A summary of the information found in the narrative. Remember the slides that we looked at in class and the information they contained. The web we made together then will help you.

4. If you can find a good quotation , put it on the 4th slide.

      Where I will find the information
ALL YOUR INFORMATION WILL COME FROM THE LINKS BELOW. DO NOT GO ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE INTERNET. The slaves are listed in alphabetical order by first name. The names with stars have pictures in the Library of Congress database.

Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project 1936-1938

1. *Abe Whitess, Bay Minette, Alabama

*Adeline White, Beaumont Texas

2.
3. *Anderson & Minerva Edwards,  Marshall, Texas

Amie Lumpkin, Columbia, South Carolina

4.
5. Belle Williams, Kansas

Betty Abernathy 

6.
7. *Charlie Mitchell, Marshall, Texas

*Clara Brim, Texas 

8.
9. *Clay Bobbit, Raleigh, North Carolina

*Delia Garlic, Montgomery, AL

10.
11. *Ellen Thomas, Alabama

Frank Gill, Mobile, Alabama

12.
13. *Grant Austin, Texas

*Gus Brown, Birmingham, Alabama

14.
15. *Jack Bess, San Angelo, Texas Jake Terriel, Madisonville, Texas 16.
17. Joe Barnes, Beaumont, Texas *John Beckwith, North Carolina 18.
19. *Josh Miles, Mart, Texas *Lou Williams, San Angelo, Texas 20.
21. *Louisa Adams, North Carolina *Margrett Nillin, Fort Worth, Texas 22.
23. Mary Jane Wilson, Virginia *Mazique Sanco, Texas 24.
25. *Melissa Barden, Youngstown, Ohio  *Millie Williams, Fort Worth, Texas 26.
27. *Phoebe Henderson, Marshall. Texas *Sallie Wroe, Austin, Texas 28.
29. *Sarah Ashley, Texas *Sarah Douglas, El Dorado, Arkansas 30.
31. *Tom McAlpin, Birmingham, Alabama William Baltimore, Arkansas 32.
33. *Willis Woodson, Tyler Texas Witt Rube, Marshall, Texas 34.
35.       *Yach Stringfellow, Waco Texas

Photographs from the Slave Narratives 

The New York Public Library Images of African Americans in the 19th century
A few photographs from the New York Historical Society now part of the LOC collection
Advertisements for Slaves from LOC
Recordings of slave voices.
        Locate and access
The links above will take you directly to the Bibliographic Page of your slave. The third line from the top say, "View page images." On the Library of Congress page,  it is underlined and a different color; that should be your clue that it is a hyperlink and will take you to the rest of the pages. If you want to know how many pages there are, look farther down the page under "Notes" and it will tell you. At the bottom of the page, there is a hyperlink that says "Next Page" and "Prev Page". Use these to see all the pages of your slave narrative. This is the material that you will need to write your SUMMARY. It is the TEXT portion of the slave narrative.

The PICTURE sometimes has a hyperlink off the Bibliographic Page, but usually you have to get there another way. There are at least 4 different ways. From the Bibliographic Page that you found above, the second line says Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 this will take you to the Front Page of the Slave Narratives where you can do a search. You notice I just put in a hyperlink to that same page. In the chart above, at the very top, is another link to that page. After the slave names, there is a link as well (that's the 4th). When you get to that Front Page look under the picture where it says "Browse Photographs by Subject". Click on Subject. Now you will see a table with names. The slaves are listed alphabetically by last name, but because the list would be so long the list is divided into 5 parts. The first section has all the last names from Adams to Daniel. If your slave has a last name that started with "B", for example, that is where his name would be, click on that group and then look for the name in the list.

      Use the information
Read the slave narrative with your partner. If you can read it online and take notes on another piece of paper, do that. If you would find it easier to read from a print copy, do that. You can print the page directly by right clicking. However, you can make it bigger so that it is easier to read,  if you right click and copy it. Then go to Word or Publisher and paste it. It is a scanned page so even though it looks like text, it is really a picture file. Drag the corners to make it bigger just like a picture. Now you can underline the important parts as you read.

       Synthesis
When you make your PowerPoint, your formatting should match your subject. Remember how the Unchained Memories slides looked - lots of browns and black. Slavery is a serious, dark subject. DO NOT USE A LOT OF COLORS. Your slides should have a neutral background.  Woodglen students can insert pictures from WG Allshare, Library Students, Slaves, Backgrounds. Otherwise copy and paste from this link.This is not a place to practice animations and fancy WordArt. Keep the slide formatting VERY SIMPLE.

       Evaluation
 

Power Point Presentation

Pts.

Your title slide contains the name of your former slave, your names, and the source of the slave narrative

3

You have a picture of your slave that is in proper proportions and at the best resolution

2

You have a slide with the summary of your subject’s life. The summary answers at least three of the questions found in the web (a quotation counts for one)

 

8

All words are spelled correctly and grammar is correct

3

You used formatting appropriate for the content.

3

Your presentation was given in an easily audible voice, you maintained some eye contact, you appeared interested in your subject and audience.

 

4

 

 

Responsibilities as a Class Member

 

You participated in discussion

5

You listened while class members presented

4

You were able to work independently with only occasional teacher guidance  

3

Total

35