All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/slave-narratives-a-folk-history-of-slavery-in-the-united-states-from-interviews-with-former-slaves-volume-v-indiana-narratives-by-various/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13579These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project Administration. They consist of verbatim records of personal interviews with former slaves conducted during 1936-1938
"These life histories, taken down as far as possible in the narrators' words, constitute an invaluable body of unconscious evidence or indirect source material, . . . The narratives belong to folk history—history recovered from the memories and lips of participants or eye-witnesses,” This is Volume Five for the state of Alabama, in a series of 34 volumes. (Summary by Larry Wilson)
Target completion date: 2023-10-01
Prooflistening level: Standard
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[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
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[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 64
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1941
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography; *Non-fiction/History/Modern (19th C); *Non-fiction/Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Keywords that describe the book: slavery, civil war, abolition, U.S. History, emancipation, interviews, oral history, folk history, wpa, federal writers project, work project administration
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section # of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives . This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives , by Various. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section # of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives , by Various. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives , by Various."
Filename: slavenarrativesvol5_##_various_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. slavenarrativesvol5_01_various_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: lynnet
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
