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The Library of Congress collection, “Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938,” contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) of the Works Progress ...
Slave Narratives Audio Records Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens.
Aug 7, 2023 · LibriVox recording of Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume I Alabama Narratives by...
Approximately four million Americans enslaved in the United States were freed at the conclusion of the American Civil War. The stories of a few thousand have been passed on to future generations through word of mouth, diaries, letters, records, or written transcripts of interviews. Only twenty-six audio-recorded interviews of ex-slaves have been found. This collection captures the stories of ...
Jul 17, 2024 · In this guide, you'll find slave narrative collections to browse that may include audio recordings, written transcripts, images, and more, but please note that not all formats exist for all narratives (due to the nature of their original recording or degradation of the material since that time). For further information on what each collection ...
The narratives belong to folk history—history recovered from the memories and lips of participants or eye-witnesses,” This is volume one for the state of North Carolina. (Summary by Larry Wilson) Genre(s): Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Modern (19th C) Language: English. Group: Slave Narratives
Jan 2, 2004 · This presentation complements other American Memory collections, most notably “Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938,” which contains transcripts of more than 2,300 interviews with ex-slaves.
