A-DVD-306-3620922-BL - The Blue Bellies are in Austin

Object Type: Asset
In Folder: The Blue Bellies are in Austin

Expand to show object metadata

A-DVD-306-3620922-BL - The Blue Bellies are in Austin

Item Description

Identifier: Austin History Center Association

Title: The Blue Bellies Are In Austin

Description: The Blue Bellies are in Austin: Readings from the Travis County Slave Narratives imbue life into the words found on the pages of the 1930s era oral history manuscripts. Words tinged with pain and suffering, the fear and yearning, the pride in tradition and family, and the resonating sorrow of those who had been enslaved. Blue Bellies highlights just 7 of the 65 individuals interviewed in Austin and Travis County during the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers Project. Historic black and white film and photographs from the archives of the Austin History Center and other repositories illustrate the words of this last generation of enslaved individuals. And these words have been given voice by talented local actors: Carla Nickerson Adams, Jennifer Cumberbatch, Miss Marlah, Curtis Polk, Noel Kent Smith, and Boyd Vance. A DVD 306.3620922 BL

Date Created: 2004

Date Created Range: 2000s

Creator: Austin History Center Association

Collection: AF

Collection: African-Americans

Subject: Enslaved persons

Subject: African Americans

Publisher: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Item Type: Moving images

Format: DVD

Required citation: [A-DVD-306-3620922-BL], Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Rights: AHC Owns Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial educational or personal research use, though credit is required using the required credit line. For commercial and publication uses, you must obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) by submitting the form found on this page: http://library.austintexas.gov/ahc/ordering-photos.

Show more ▼