Museum object · Black Excellence

Black Oral History Archives

Witness, memory and historical research

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Explore first-person accounts in the Library's Born in Slavery collection. Consider interview conditions and editorial mediation when reading testimony.

About this record

Accounts discuss slavery and racial violence; historical documents may contain offensive language.

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