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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 4
by United States. Work Projects Administration
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107 totalThis book has been transcribed for Project Gutenberg by Distributed Proofreaders, in memory of our friend and colleague Dr. Laura Wisewell, Beloved Emerita.
INFORMANTS
Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person interviewed: Clarice Jackson Eighteenth and Virginia, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 82
Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person interviewed: Clarice Jackson 1738 Virginia Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 84
Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person interviewed: Israel Jackson 3505 Short Second, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 78
Interviewer: Samuel S. Taylor Person interviewed: Lula Jackson 1808 Valentine Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Age: 79?
Interviewer: Samuel S. Taylor Person interviewed: Lula Jackson (supplement) \[HW: cf. 30600\] 1808 Valentine Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Age: 79 Occupation: Field hand - Whippings
Interviewer: Thomas Elmore Lucy Person interviewed: Mary Jackson, Russellville, Arkansas Age: 75?
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Taylor Jackson, Edmondson, Arkansas Age: 88? \[Date Stamp: MAY 11 1938\]
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Virginia Jackson, Helena, Arkansas Age: 74 \[Date Stamp: MAY 31 1938\]
Description
A unique collection of voices emerges from the fields and farms of Arkansas, recorded by the Federal Writers’ Project in the late 1930s. Former enslaved men and women speak directly to the listener, recalling childhood memories, the turmoil of the Civil War, and the first years of freedom. Their accounts are interwoven with vivid details of daily chores, family ties, and the churches that kept hope alive.
The narratives unfold in a conversational rhythm that captures regional speech and personal humor, allowing listeners to feel the immediacy of each storyteller’s world. Photographs accompanying the interviews add a visual thread, grounding the recollections in familiar faces and places. From descriptions of forced relocations to the challenges of building a new life after emancipation, the stories paint a multifaceted portrait of resilience.
Listening to this volume offers a rare glimpse into a folk history that resists abstraction, inviting anyone interested in American history to hear the lived experience of those whose lives shaped the nation’s past.
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Produced by Diane Monico 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
2008-04-24
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Public domain in the USA.
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United States. Work Projects Administration
Created during the Great Depression, this New Deal agency put millions of Americans to work on roads, schools, parks, airports, and other public projects. Its reach also extended into the arts, supporting writers, artists, musicians, and actors through landmark cultural programs.
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