Slaves in the Family
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This program is read by the author.
Twenty years after this celebrated work of narrative nonfiction won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, Slaves in the Family makes its audio debut, with a new preface by the author.
The Ball family hails from South Carolina - Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to 4,000 Black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them.
In Slaves in the Family, Edward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves. Part historical narrative, part oral history, part personal story of investigation and catharsis, Slaves in the Family is, in the words of Pat Conroy, "a work of breathtaking generosity and courage, a magnificent study of the complexity and strangeness and beauty of the word ‘family.'"
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©1998, 2014 Text copyright Edward Ball, Preface copyright Edward Ball (P)2019 Macmillan Audio
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- deirdre
- 21/03/2022
well researched, brave and lucid
A unique and clear-eyed genealogical narrative of American history without the usual pandering to White fragility. This history feels like much a needed healing corrective to the perennial lies of white supremacy. The portraits drawn on the words, mouths, actions and relics of ancestral colonisers, their human chattel and living descendant.. It's quite a feat to introduce so many characters amid the intricacies of a 6 generation family tree from diverse cultural perspectives and sources. And to do so without confusing the reader, or losing their attention -- no wonder this book has won awards. Deadpan performance with a wry twist nicely compliments the intention, meticulous research and impressive structure of this book. There is a reassuring transparency to the methodd, sources, cross-checking and fact-checking...a tour de force.
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