Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 1

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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 1

by United States. Work Projects Administration

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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

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Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person Interviewed: Silas Abbott R.F.D. Brinkley, Ark. Age: 73

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Interviewer: Watt McKinney Person interviewed: Lucian Abernathy, Marvell, Arkansas Age: 85

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Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Laura Abromsom, R.F.D., Holly Grove, Arkansas Receives mail at Clarendon, Arkansas Age: 74

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Interviewer: Mrs. Zillah Cross Peel Person interviewed: "Aunt Adeline" Age: 89 Home: 101 Rock Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person interviewed: Rose Adway 405 W. Pullen, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 76

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Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Liddie Aiken, Wheatley, Arkansas Age: 62

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Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person Interviewed: Mattie Aldridge Hazen, Arkansas Age: 60?

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Interviewer: Samuel S. Taylor. Person Interviewed: Amsy O. Alexander 2422 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Age: 74

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Description

A remarkable snapshot of life after emancipation, this volume gathers the voices of dozens of Arkansas residents who remembered slavery firsthand. Compiled in the late‑1930s by the Federal Writers’ Project, the interviews were recorded, transcribed and preserved with the help of the Library of Congress, offering an authentic folk history that rarely appears in textbooks.

The narratives reveal everyday details—family bonds, work on cotton farms, the hardships of sharecropping, and the transition to railroad labor—through the eyes of people like Silas Abbott, who recalls his childhood on a Mississippi plantation and his later years building rail lines. Photographs accompanying the testimonies add visual texture, letting listeners picture the homes, fields, and faces behind the stories.

Listening to these accounts brings the era’s language, humor, and resilience to life, providing a personal window onto a pivotal chapter of American history while honoring the individuals who lived it.

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Produced by PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from images provided by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.

Release date

2004-02-01

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Slave narratives -- ArkansasEnslaved persons -- Arkansas -- BiographyEnslaved persons -- Arkansas -- Social conditionsSlavery -- ArkansasAfrican Americans -- Arkansas -- BiographyE300

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United States. Work Projects Administration

United States. Work Projects Administration

Born during the Great Depression, this New Deal agency became one of the most ambitious public-work efforts in U.S. history, putting millions of people to work while reshaping roads, parks, schools, and cultural life across the country. Its story offers a vivid look at how government relief, labor, and the arts came together in a moment of national crisis.

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