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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 3
by United States. Work Projects Administration
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16 totalTranscriber’s Note
SLAVE NARRATIVES A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
INFORMANTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
FOLKLORE SUBJECTS - Little Rock District - Arkansas Name of Interviewer: Irene Robertson Subject: HERBS—CURES & REMEDIES, ETC. Story—Information (If not enough space on this page add page)
FOLKLORE SUBJECTS - Pine Bluff District - Name of Interviewer: Martin—Pettigrew Subject: Negro Customs Story—Information (If not enough space on this page add page)
FOLKLORE SUBJECTS - Little Rock District - Name of Interviewer: Irene Robertson Subject: Spells—Voodoo— Story—Information (If not enough space on this page add page)
FOLKLORE SUBJECTS - Name of interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Subject: Signs and Superstitions Story—Information (If not enough space on this page, add page)
FOLKLORE SUBJECTS - Name of interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Subject: Games of Pre-War Days Story—Information (If not enough space on this page, add page)
FOLKLORE SUBJECTS - Little Rock District - Name of Interviewer: Irene Robertson Subject: TALES, Superstitions and Charms Story—Information (If not enough space on this page add page)
Description
This collection brings together a dozen intimate interviews recorded in the late 1930s with former enslaved people who later made Arkansas their home. Each voice offers a direct glimpse into childhood on a Southern plantation, the harsh rhythms of work in mills and farms, and the uncertain moment when emancipation arrived. The transcribers have polished the original notes, preserving the speakers’ phrasing while clarifying the text for modern ears, so listeners hear the raw cadence of memory alongside careful editing.
The narrators range from a seventy‑seven‑year‑old doctor who barely recalls the institution to a centenarian who still tends his own land. Their stories weave together personal loss, family ties, and the everyday strategies that sustained them through slavery, the Civil War, and the early years of freedom. By listening, you’ll hear a chorus of lived experience that paints a vivid, human portrait of a pivotal era in American history.
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Duration
~9 hours (535K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division)
Release date
2006-10-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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United States. Work Projects Administration
Created during the New Deal, this U.S. agency became one of the best-known relief programs of the Great Depression, putting millions of unemployed Americans to work on roads, schools, parks, murals, guidebooks, and other public projects. It also left behind a remarkable paper trail that still helps readers picture everyday life in the 1930s and early 1940s.
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