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He led the African American unit of the Virginia Writers' Project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/newdeal/slavenar.htm|title=Ex-Slave Narratives|website=www.lva.virginia.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/negro-in-virginia-the-1940/|title=Negro in Virginia, The (1940)}}</ref> |
He led the African American unit of the Virginia Writers' Project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/newdeal/slavenar.htm|title=Ex-Slave Narratives|website=www.lva.virginia.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/negro-in-virginia-the-1940/|title=Negro in Virginia, The (1940)}}</ref> |
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He wrote about his work to [[W. E. B. Du Bois]] before a conference they were attending at |
He wrote about his work to [[W. E. B. Du Bois]] before a conference they were attending at University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b095-i007|title=Letter from Hampton Institute to W. E. B. Du Bois, March 24, 1941|website=credo.library.umass.edu}}</ref> |
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For his Writers' Project work he produced films and audiotapes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyrasis.org/services/Pages/Hampton-University-Archives.aspx|title=Hampton University Archives|website=www.lyrasis.org}}</ref> Officials censored discussions of cruel punishments, forced marriages, family separations, ridicule of whites, and praise of Union soldiers from the interviews.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iXM8DwAAQBAJ&dq=roscoe+e.+lewis&pg=PA87|title=The Slave's Narrative|first=Henry Louis|last=Gates (Jr.)|date=October 11, 1985|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-506656-2 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Publication of Writers' Project research from black researchers was generally obstructed.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLfCAgAAQBAJ&dq=roscoe+e.+lewis&pg=PA350|title=Voices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives|first=Norman R.|last=Yetman|date=March 15, 2012|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=9780486131016 |via=Google Books}}</ref> |
For his Writers' Project work he produced films and audiotapes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyrasis.org/services/Pages/Hampton-University-Archives.aspx|title=Hampton University Archives|website=www.lyrasis.org}}</ref> Officials censored discussions of cruel punishments, forced marriages, family separations, ridicule of whites, and praise of Union soldiers from the interviews.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iXM8DwAAQBAJ&dq=roscoe+e.+lewis&pg=PA87|title=The Slave's Narrative|first=Henry Louis|last=Gates (Jr.)|date=October 11, 1985|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-506656-2 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Publication of Writers' Project research from black researchers was generally obstructed.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLfCAgAAQBAJ&dq=roscoe+e.+lewis&pg=PA350|title=Voices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives|first=Norman R.|last=Yetman|date=March 15, 2012|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=9780486131016 |via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 3 July 2024
Roscoe E. Lewis was a chemistry professor at Hampton University and a scholar in the United States who led efforts to document and publish an account of African American experiences in Virginia. He was a fellow of the Rosenwald Foundation.[1]
He was born in Washington D.C.'s Anacostia neighborhood.[2] He led the African American unit of the Virginia Writers' Project.[3][4]
He wrote about his work to W. E. B. Du Bois before a conference they were attending at Atlanta University.[5]
For his Writers' Project work he produced films and audiotapes.[6] Officials censored discussions of cruel punishments, forced marriages, family separations, ridicule of whites, and praise of Union soldiers from the interviews.[7] Publication of Writers' Project research from black researchers was generally obstructed.[8]
Publishings
[edit]- "The Role of Pressure Groups" (1943)[9]
- The Negro in Virginia
References
[edit]- ^ Fund, Julius Rosenwald (October 11, 1940). "Review for the Two-year Period ..." The Fund – via Google Books.
- ^ Taylor, David (July 26, 2022). "Roscoe Lewis and an Early Edition of Black History".
- ^ "Ex-Slave Narratives". www.lva.virginia.gov.
- ^ "Negro in Virginia, The (1940)".
- ^ "Letter from Hampton Institute to W. E. B. Du Bois, March 24, 1941". credo.library.umass.edu.
- ^ "Hampton University Archives". www.lyrasis.org.
- ^ Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis (October 11, 1985). The Slave's Narrative. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-506656-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ Yetman, Norman R. (March 15, 2012). Voices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486131016 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lewis, Roscoe E. (1943). "The Role of Pressure Groups in Maintaining Morale Among Negroes". The Journal of Negro Education. 12 (3): 464–473. doi:10.2307/2293065. JSTOR 2293065 – via JSTOR.