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  • The Horrors of Slavery in America

    Enriched edition. Firsthand Narratives and Archival Testimonies Revealing the Brutality and Legacy of Enslavement

    by Work Projects Administration ...
    In "The Horrors of Slavery in America," the Work Projects Administration presents a poignant and unflinching documentation of the brutal realities faced by enslaved individuals in the antebellum United States. This comprehensive compilation encompasses firsthand narratives, historical accounts, and vivid testimonials, skillfully employing a blend of oral histories and archival research to paint a ... Read more

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  • The Testimonies of Slaves (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Hundreds of Recorded Interviews and Life Stories of Former Slaves in the South

    by Work Projects Administration, Faye Roswell ...
    The Testimonies of Slaves gathers first-person recollections of formerly enslaved African Americans, preserving voices shaped by bondage, emancipation, Reconstruction, and the long aftermath of racial oppression. Its style is documentary rather than ornamental: dialect, memory, interruption, and plainspoken witness form a complex literary archive. Read within the context of American slave ... Read more

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  • When We Were Slaves

    Hundreds of Recorded Interviews, Life Stories and Testimonies of Former Slaves in the South

    by Work Projects Administration ...
    When We Were Slaves is a profound and evocative testament to the experiences of African American slaves, crafted by the Work Projects Administration (WPA). This compilation gathers firsthand narratives that brim with emotional depth, contextualizing the historical trauma within the socio-political landscape of America. The literary style is both documentary and poetic, allowing the voices of the ... Read more

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  • Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives (Complete)

    by United States Work Projects Administration ...
    My name is Louisa Adams. I wuz bawned in Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. I wuz eight years old when the Yankees come through. I belonged to Marster Tom A. Covington, Sir. My mother wuz named Easter, and my father wuz named Jacob. We were all Covingtons. No Sir, I don't know whur my mother and father come from. Soloman wuz brother number one, then Luke, Josh, Stephen, Asbury. My ... Read more

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  • Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives (Complete)

    by United States Work Projects Administration ...
    My folks allus belongs to the Cavins and wore their name till after 'mancipation. Pa and ma was named Freeman and Amelia Cavin and Massa Dave fotches them to Texas from Alabama, along with ma's mother, what we called Maria. The Cavins allus thunk lots of their niggers and Grandma Maria say, 'Why shouldn't they—it was their money.' She say there was plenty Indians here when they settled this ... Read more

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  • Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves Volume XVII Virginia Narratives

    by United States. Work Projects Administration ...
    Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVII, Virginia Narratives presents a compelling collection of firsthand accounts from formerly enslaved individuals in Virginia, compiled by the WPA’s Federal Writers' Project. This volume is pivotal in understanding the complexities of slavery in a state central to the institution's history ... Read more

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  • The Voices From The Margins: Authentic Recorded Life Stories by Former Slaves

    Enriched edition. True Life Stories about the Life in Slavery and after the Liberation

    by Work Projects Administration, Camille Bishop ...
    The Voices From The Margins: Authentic Recorded Life Stories by Former Slaves is a groundbreaking collection of narratives documenting the experiences of former slaves in the United States. The book presents a raw and unfiltered look into the lives of individuals who were marginalized and oppressed, offering a unique perspective on American history. Through a combination of first-person accounts ... Read more

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  • Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in theaves - United States

    by Work Projects Administration Work Projects Administration ...
    Slaves an dInformants interviewed by Maude Barragan, Edith Bell Love, Ruby Lorraine Radford etc. Telfair, Georgia Thomas, Cordelia Thomas, Ike Toombs, Jane Mickens Town, Phil Upson, Neal Van Hook, John F. Vinson, Addie Virgel, Emma Walton, Rhodus Ward, William Washington, Lula Willbanks, Green Williamson, Eliza Willingham, Frances Willis, Adeline Willis, Uncle Winfield, Cornelia Womble, George ... Read more

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  • The Voices From The Past – Hundreds of Testimonies by Former Slaves In One Volume (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Firsthand Accounts of Slavery, Emancipation, and Survival

    by Work Projects Administration, Faye Roswell ...
    The Voices From The Past gathers hundreds of testimonies by formerly enslaved people, preserving memories of bondage, labor, family life, punishment, resistance, emancipation, and survival. Its style is documentary rather than novelistic: oral recollection, regional idiom, interviewer framing, and historical immediacy shape a polyphonic archive. Situated within the literature of slave narrative ... Read more

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  • The Voices From The Past – Hundreds of Testimonies by Former Slaves In One Volume

    Federal Writers' Project slave narratives: firsthand voices from 17 states

    by Work Projects Administration ...
    After the end of Civil War in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. There were several efforts to record the remembrances of the living former slaves. The Federal Writers' Project was one such project by the United States federal government to support writers during the Great Depression by asking them to interview and record the myriad stories and experiences of slavery of former ... Read more

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  • Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves Volume XVI Texas Narratives Part 4

    by United States. Work Projects Administration ...
    Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 continues the vital exploration of the experiences of formerly enslaved individuals in Texas, compiled by the WPA’s Federal Writers' Project. This volume offers an additional layer of insight into the lived realities of those who endured the brutal institution ... Read more

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  • Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives

    by United States Work Projects Administration ...
    I kaint tell nothin bout slavery times cept what I heared folks talk about. I was too young to remember much but I recleck seein my granma milk de cows an do de washin. Granpa was old, an dey let him do light work, mosly fish an hunt. I doan member nothin bout my daddy. He died when I was a baby. My stepfather was Stephen Anderson, an my mammy's name was Dorcas. He come fum Vajinny, but my mammy ... Read more

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