This presentation will introduce the personal narratives, letters, poetry and interviews of NC slaves and discuss how these works fill in a lost or often distorted picture of Slavery in our state before the Civil War. The guest speaker, Dr. Lucinda MacKethan is Emerita Professor of English at NCSU where she has received the university?s highest teaching honor, the Holladay Medal of Excellence, among many other accolades. She has published or edited six books and several articles. Light refreshments will be served.
This program is sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council.