Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 90 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 VI, Kansas Narratives Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). 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 and published in 1941. This book serves as a collection of firsthand testimonies from former slaves, capturing their experiences and memories from their time in bondage, as well as their lives after the Civil War. It offers a poignant and personal perspective on the harsh realities of slavery and the resilience of the human spirit. The content of the book is structured around interviews with several former slaves, sharing vivid recollections of their lives on plantations, their relationships with family and masters, and the impact of the Civil War and freedom on their communities. Key figures include Clayton Holbert, who describes farm life and communal support among enslaved families; Bill Simms, who reflects on a life spent under a kind master and his journey toward freedom; and Belle Williams, who recounts her experiences of displacement and loyalty to her original master. Their stories illuminate the complexities of their circumstances, encompassing themes of survival, family, and loss, while also highlighting moments of kindness and humanity within the brutal framework of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography Slave narratives Slavery -- Kansas E300 Text Slavery Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 54434 53315 2024-10-05T09:48:10.200716 2023-10-05T09:30:29.576755 text/html text/html 50583 2020-12-25T21:51:17 text/html; charset=us-ascii 19072 2020-12-25T21:51:17 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 148461 2024-10-05T09:48:16.818654 application/epub+zip 146836 2024-10-05T09:48:14.261698 application/epub+zip 88809 2024-10-05T09:48:12.958665 application/epub+zip 392980 2024-10-05T09:48:18.474680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383744 2024-10-05T09:48:15.993669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84095 2022-09-05T13:29:01.168855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47336 47210 2024-10-05T09:48:09.932692 2023-10-05T09:30:29.301748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48597 2020-12-25T21:51:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18426 2020-12-25T21:51:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20427 2024-10-05T09:48:18.603648 application/rdf+xml 29269 2024-10-05T09:48:13.505661 image/jpeg 5153 2024-10-05T09:48:13.228696 image/jpeg 150832 2024-10-05T09:48:10.206733 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