> due to “the culturally sensitive material of the content on these cylinders, and out of respect for the contemporary descendants of many of the performers on the recordings, access to the majority of the audio being digitized is currently restricted.”
I don't really understand this. Why would the performers record their speech for posterity if they wanted it hidden away?
> due to “the culturally sensitive material of the content on these cylinders, and out of respect for the contemporary descendants of many of the performers on the recordings, access to the majority of the audio being digitized is currently restricted.”
I don't really understand this. Why would the performers record their speech for posterity if they wanted it hidden away?