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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 3
by United States. Work Projects Administration
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54 totalINFORMANTS
Transcriber's Notes:
[HW: Dist 5 Ex-Slave #63] Whitley, 1-22-36 Driskell EX SLAVE JENNIE KENDRICKS [Date Stamp: MAY 8 1937]
[HW: Dist 1 Ex-Slave #62] EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW: EMMALINE KILPATRICK, Age 74 Born a slave on the plantation of Judge William Watson Moore, White Plains, (Greene County) Georgia BY: SARAH H. HALL ATHENS, GA. [Date Stamp: MAY 8 1937]
[HW: Dist 6 Ex Slave #65] J.R. Jones FRANCES KIMBROUGH, EX-SLAVE Place of birth: On Kimbrough plantation, Harries County, near Cataula, Georgia Date of birth: About 1854 Present residence: 1639-5th Avenue, Columbus, Georgia Interviewed: August 7, 1936 [Date Stamp: MAY 8 --]
[HW: Dist 6 Ex-Slave #64] Mary A. Crawford Re-Search Worker CHARLIE KING—EX-SLAVE Interviewed 435 E. Taylor Street, Griffin, Georgia September 16, 1936
PLANTATION LIFE AS VIEWED BY EX-SLAVE NICEY KINNEY, Age 86 R.F.D. #3 Athens, Ga. Written by: Miss Grace McCune Athens Edited by: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Proj. Res. 6 & 7 Augusta, Ga. Sept. 28, 1938
PLANTATION LIFE AS VIEWED BY AN EX-SLAVE JULIA LARKEN, Age 76 693 Meigs Street Athens, Georgia Written by: Miss Grace McCune Athens Edited by: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 Augusta, Georgia
[HW: Dist. 5 Ex-Slave #67 E.F. Driskell 12/31/36] [HW: GEORGE LEWIS] [Date Stamp: MAY 2- --]
INTERVIEW WITH: MIRRIAM McCOMMONS, Age 76 164 Augusta Avenue Athens, Georgia Written by: Miss Grace McCune Research Worker Athens, Georgia Edited by: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Athens John N. Booth District Supervisor Augusta, Georgia [Date Stamp: APR 29 1938]
Description
These recorded testimonies capture the voices of people who lived through the final decades of American slavery, preserving their memories with striking immediacy. The narratives, gathered by the Federal Writers’ Project in the late 1930s, blend personal recollections, family histories, and vivid descriptions of everyday routines on Southern plantations. Listeners hear stories of childhood, work, and the complex relationships between enslaved families and the households they served, all conveyed in the speakers’ own words.
One account follows a woman born in 1855 on a Georgia farm, recalling the trauma of early punishments, the harsh conditions of field labor, and the rare moments spent in the master’s house as a playmate for the owner's children. Her details about clothing, food, and the seasonal rhythms of cotton picking and weaving bring the era’s material culture to life. Together, these oral histories offer an intimate, human perspective on a painful chapter of United States history, inviting reflection and deeper understanding.
Details
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (463K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Reda 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
2006-06-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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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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