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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 2
by United States. Work Projects Administration
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PLANTATION LIFE - as viewed by ex-slave ELISHA DOC GAREY 258 Lyndon Avenue Athens, Georgia Written by: Sadie B. Hornsby Athens — Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens — and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Res. 6 & 7 Augusta, Ga.
RICHMOND COUNTY EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW - LEAH GARRETT Written by: Louise Oliphant Federal Writers' Project Augusta, Georgia Edited By: John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 Augusta, Georgia
MARY GLADDY, EX-SLAVE Place of birth: On the Holt plantation, in Muscogee County, near Columbus, Georgia. Date of birth: About 1853. Present residence: In rear of 806½ 6th Avenue, Columbus, Georgia. Interviewed: July 30, 1936.
AUNT EDIE DENNIS HAS REACHED GOOD OLD AGE —SPECIAL— (FROM ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, NOVEMBER 10, 1900.)
A SHORT TALK WITH SARAH GRAY— EX-SLAVE A paper submitted by Minnie B. Ross Revision of original copy and typing by J. C. Russell Talk with ex-slave SARAH GRAY M. B. Ross1/25/37
PLANTATION LIFE as viewed by Ex-Slave ALICE GREEN Athens Georgia Written by: Corry Fowler, Athens — Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7
PLANTATION LIFE Interview with: ALICE GREEN 156 Willow Street Athens, Georgia Written by: Sadie B. Hornsby Athens — Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens — Leila Harris Augusta —and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project ALICE GREEN Ex-Slave—Age 76Residencies 6 & 7.
AN OPINION OF SLAVERY BY ISAIAH GREEN—EX SLAVE Submitted by Minnie B. Ross Typed by J.C. Russell 1-25-37 An opinion of Slavery By Isaiah Green—Ex-Slave AN EX-SLAVES OPINION OF SLAVERY
\[HW: Isaac (Isaiah) Green\] Edwin Driskell THE EXPERIENCES OF AN EX-SLAVE
Description
Recorded in the midst of the 1930s Federal Writers’ Project, this volume gathers first‑hand recollections of dozens of people who lived through slavery on Georgia plantations. The interviews preserve the speakers’ own dialects and rhythms, letting listeners hear the raw texture of their memories just as they were spoken to the interviewers. Accompanying photographs give a visual anchor to the words, grounding the narratives in a tangible past.
The collection moves through everyday details—log‑hut layouts, meals of hominy and cornbread, the labor of field work, and the small trades that offered a modicum of earnings. Personal stories such as Elisha Doc Garey’s vivid description of his family, chores, and the ingenuity that sustained him reveal how enslaved men, women, and children navigated a harsh world. Through these testimonies, the reader gains a sense of the communal bonds and survival strategies that defined life under bondage.
For anyone interested in the lived experience of American slavery, the recordings provide a rare, unfiltered window onto a bygone era. The voices speak directly, making the history feel immediate and human, while the careful transcription respects their original cadence and intent. Listening becomes an act of bearing witness to the resilience and humanity of those who endured it.
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division)
Release date
2007-07-28
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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