Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVII, Virginia Narratives

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.