Vellum : The Lost Poems of Slavery and Reconstruction (Paperback)

From 1936 to 1938, seventy plus years after the Civil War ended, more than 2,300 ex-slaves were interviewed and their memories of slavery recorded by The United States government. Today, these Works Progress Administration (WPA) Slave Narrative interviews are archived at The Library of Congress. Vellum: The Lost Poems of Slavery and Reconstruction is a collection of poetry and narratives unearthed from the WPA Slave Narrative collection. These moving poems weave these neglected and aging voices of slavery and reconstruction into the fabric of the American flag. Each poem is a heartfelt link to the original Slave Narratives, adding further to our understanding of what it means to be human and an American.