Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves Virginia Narratives By: United States. Work Projects Administration
Slave Narratives is a powerful and moving compilation of first-hand accounts from former slaves in Virginia. The book provides an invaluable insight into the brutal and dehumanizing system of slavery that existed in the United States. The narratives are raw, honest, and heartbreaking, shedding light on the physical and emotional abuse endured by the individuals who were forced into bondage. Through these interviews, the reader gains a deeper understanding of the resilience and strength of the African American community during one of the darkest periods in American history. The stories are a reminder of the atrocities committed against an entire race of people, and serve as a testament to the enduring legacy of slavery in the United States. The book is a vital resource for anyone interested in learning more about the experiences of slaves in America, and serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of remembering and acknowledging this dark chapter in our nation's history. Slave Narratives is a necessary and powerful read that should be required reading for all Americans. First Page: SLAVE NARRATIVES A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT 1936 1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON 1941 VOLUME XVII VIRGINIA NARRATIVES Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Virginia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcriber's Note: To reflect the individual character of this document, most inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, and formatting have been retained. Obvious typos and some punctuation (mostly quotation marks) have been fixed. Spelling changes are noted within the text. [HW: text] denotes hand written addition unless otherwise noted. [TR: text] denotes transcriber's note. [SP: text] denotes misspelled word that was corrected. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INFORMANTS Berry, Fannie 1 Crawley, Charles 7 Fulkes, Minnie 11 Giwbs (Gibbs?), Georgina 15 Goodwin, Candis 17 Grandy, Charles 21 Harris, Della 24 Hines, Marriah 27 Hopson, Moble 31 Jones, Albert 42 Kelly, Susan, and Stokes, Simon 44 Slaughter, Richard 46 Sparks, Elizabeth 50 Wilson, Mary Jane 55 450009 Interview of Mrs... Continue reading book >>

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves Virginia Narratives By: United States. Work Projects Administration

Slave Narratives is a powerful and moving compilation of first-hand accounts from former slaves in Virginia. The book provides an invaluable insight into the brutal and dehumanizing system of slavery that existed in the United States. The narratives are raw, honest, and heartbreaking, shedding light on the physical and emotional abuse endured by the individuals who were forced into bondage.

Through these interviews, the reader gains a deeper understanding of the resilience and strength of the African American community during one of the darkest periods in American history. The stories are a reminder of the atrocities committed against an entire race of people, and serve as a testament to the enduring legacy of slavery in the United States.

The book is a vital resource for anyone interested in learning more about the experiences of slaves in America, and serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of remembering and acknowledging this dark chapter in our nation's history. Slave Narratives is a necessary and powerful read that should be required reading for all Americans.

First Page:

SLAVE NARRATIVES

A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves

TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT 1936 1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

WASHINGTON 1941

VOLUME XVII

VIRGINIA NARRATIVES

Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Virginia

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcriber's Note:

To reflect the individual character of this document, most inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, and formatting have been retained. Obvious typos and some punctuation (mostly quotation marks) have been fixed. Spelling changes are noted within the text.

[HW: text] denotes hand written addition unless otherwise noted. [TR: text] denotes transcriber's note. [SP: text] denotes misspelled word that was corrected. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

INFORMANTS

Berry, Fannie 1

Crawley, Charles 7

Fulkes, Minnie 11

Giwbs (Gibbs?), Georgina 15 Goodwin, Candis 17 Grandy, Charles 21

Harris, Della 24 Hines, Marriah 27 Hopson, Moble 31

Jones, Albert 42

Kelly, Susan, and Stokes, Simon 44

Slaughter, Richard 46 Sparks, Elizabeth 50

Wilson, Mary Jane 55

450009

Interview of Mrs... Continue reading book >>

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Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kansas Narratives
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Maryland Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Administrative Files Selected Records Bearing on the History of the Slave Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XI, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1	Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves Virginia Narratives	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XI, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2	Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3	Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4	Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 3

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