signifying is what zora neal hurston called it. often in the ex-slave narratives, you will find evidence of figurative language a used. you will find humor and misdirection. all of these interesting ways in which they spun their tales too often to mitigate the truth of their own experience even when they were faced with a hostile audience. >> did you discover new meaning? prof. stewart: i did. i think in the sense that it is a collection that has been combed over and very well used by scholars previously, i think i found new things in terms of narratives that can look at first glance like a typical southern paternalism ex-slave narratives. you will find ways in which ex-slaves are creating a counter narrative within their own life story. it goes against the mythology and romanticizing the old south. but you have to know how to read for those signals and clues left behind. >> your paper you are presenting here is "black lives in white households." what did you find out? prof. stewart: that developed out of my personal project, resea

she was a fan of zora neal hurston, as i think many of us are today. the author of, "the eyes are watching god." she was professionally trained as a stenographer and this woman had it in mind that she would bring zora neal hurston back to florida and help her become the negro editor of the ex-slave florida project. florida was one of the earliest states to submit these interviews to federal directors in washington. and the federal directors saw this as a rich possibility for other states to undertake, as well, for a number of reasons. but this is where the complications come in. you look at the ex-slave project, all of these different groups and stakeholders involved within the project all saw the testimony as a way to articulate their own views about the legacy of slavery, whether or not it was a brutal or benevolent institution, and the legacy of african-americans coming out of emancipation. so to give you an example, at the federal level, you had directors like john lomax, known for being a folk song collector. he helped create one of the largest fo

down those grandfathers zora now lives alone in the family home daniel goes to visit him to get his blessing before he speaks performance. it's a bit of my story. the news of his success in the 1st round spread quickly there was no one congratulated me even though everyone who knew about it but this was the truth yes everyone has heard of our success we were told if god wills in boulder would almost you know i don't jump on i said don't be so ira good just because you want a 1st round you need to stay calm and keep your feet on the ground and always go by the people remember who you are we started out with nothing. nice to you. that's who i am. in honor of his grandfather daniele and his band from the south rehearse here for the last time before the performance in. the orchestra has 10 members only 6 of them maybe today but they give it their old. none of us can read music we have no. musical education which is what she. if you don't have that you have to have something else feel for music that is one of the you have to be in love with it. goes. through the. music supposed to make you want t

his alleged role in awarding contracts and payments for the construction of hydroelectric dams afrin zora ports from some guru and central kenya. this is hendrik teach filmed at a previous meeting he has now been arrested accused of corruption in a scandal where he say 2 of authorised payments for the construction of dams in western kenya the construction worker had been began 4 years after commissioning. that the guise of cutting or legitimate commercial construction colossal amounts and justifiably the legally paid up who are well choreographed scheme by government offices in collusion with private individuals and institutions. upon receiving and reviewing the evidence and satisfied this official evidence to try them prosecute the puppetry the director of public prosecutions has ordered for their arrest of 28 people including employees of the italian company that was awarded the contract investigators say the costs were inflated by a $170000000.00 and roughly a quarter of the total money has already been paid out. oh this is however not the only public scandal in recent tia's other mult