Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 131 United States. Work Projects Administration Administration, Work Projects Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 Reading ease score: 94.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Andrea Ball and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from images provided by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves" is a historical account compiled by the Federal Writers' Project during the late 1930s. This collection, specifically focused on narratives from former slaves in Arkansas, provides firsthand accounts of their lives, experiences during slavery, and reflections on freedom. The volume seeks to document their stories, capturing a vital aspect of American history through the voices of those who lived it. At the start of the volume, we are introduced to various informants, each sharing different facets of their lives as enslaved individuals. For instance, Charlie Vaden recalls his family's struggles and experiences, including his father's flight to war and his own journey through life after slavery, filled with marriages and personal hardships. Ellen Vaden reflects on the reality of living in a community impacted by the Ku Klux Klan, while Nettie Van Buren shares memories of her mother’s life as a slave. The interviews juxtapose personal anecdotes with broader historical themes, illustrating a complex tapestry of resilience, cultural heritage, and the challenges faced in the post-slavery era. Each narrative provides insight into the individual characters of former slaves, their familial bonds, and their adaptation to life after the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slave narratives -- Arkansas Enslaved persons -- Arkansas -- Biography Enslaved persons -- Arkansas -- Social conditions Slavery -- Arkansas African Americans -- Arkansas -- Biography E300 Text Slavery Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 424905 401111 2024-10-05T09:32:28.302683 2023-10-05T09:18:10.715517 text/html text/html 397317 2020-12-25T20:46:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 140285 2020-12-25T20:46:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 281530 2024-10-05T09:32:39.317602 application/epub+zip 286791 2024-10-05T09:32:33.019788 application/epub+zip 217322 2024-10-05T09:32:31.424618 application/epub+zip 629329 2024-10-05T09:32:43.508562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595851 2024-10-05T09:32:38.077628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301747 2022-09-05T13:11:54.069177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367657 367530 2024-10-05T09:32:26.895654 2023-10-05T09:18:09.671485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 368799 2020-12-25T20:46:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136829 2020-12-25T20:46:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21115 2024-10-05T09:32:43.637570 application/rdf+xml 28842 2024-10-05T09:32:32.007624 image/jpeg 4981 2024-10-05T09:32:31.715615 image/jpeg 273028 2024-10-05T09:32:28.336647 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia