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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 7
by United States. Work Projects Administration
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87 totalTYPEWRITTEN 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: Irene Robertson Subject: NEGRO LORE Story:—Information This information given by: Charlie Vaden Place of Residence: Hazen, Green Grove, Ark. Occupation: Farming Age: 77
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Ellen Vaden DeValls Bluff, Ark. Age: 83
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Nettie Van Buren, Clarendon, Arkansas Ex school-teacher Age: 62
Name of Interviewer: Samuel S. Taylor Person Interviewed: Adelaide J. Vaughn 1122 Cross Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Age: 69
Interviewer: Mrs. Blanche Edwards Person interviewed: Emmeline Waddille (deceased) Lonoke County, Arkansas Age: 106
STATE—Arkansas NAME OF WORKER—Blanche Edwards ADDRESS—Lonoke, Arkansas DATE—October 20, 1938 SUBJECT—An Old Slave
Interviewer: Samuel S. Taylor Person interviewed: Henry Waldon 816 Walnut Street. North Little Rock, Arkansas Age: 84
Interviewer: Mary D. Hudgins Person interviewed: Aunt Clara Walker Aged: 111 Home: "Flatwoods" district, Garland County. Own property.
Description
A richly layered oral history, this volume gathers the voices of Arkansas’s former enslaved people, recorded by the Federal Writers’ Project in the 1930s. The interviews preserve personal recollections that paint everyday life, labor, and community on Southern farms and towns. Listeners will hear a chorus of names and stories, each piece a fragment of a larger folk tapestry that survived the brutality of bondage.
Among the narratives is the life of a 77‑year‑old farmer who recalls his childhood after emancipation, his marriages, the loss of loved ones, and the superstitions that guided his choices. He speaks plainly about work, illness, and the herbal remedies that kept him moving, offering a vivid glimpse into the resilience and cultural practices of his generation. The collection invites you to sit with these testimonies, feeling the cadence of memory and the quiet strength of those who lived through a pivotal era of American history.
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en
Duration
~5 hours (337K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Andrea Ball and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from images provided by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Release date
2004-03-01
Rights
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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