Project Gutenberg 2004-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 159 United States. Work Projects Administration Administration, Work Projects Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. Administrative Files Selected Records Bearing on the History of the Slave Narratives Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, 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 compelling collection of historical accounts compiled and produced by the Federal Writers' Project during the late 1930s. This book is categorized as a historical account and showcases the personal experiences of former slaves, offering a rare glimpse into their lives, thoughts, and feelings surrounding slavery and emancipation. The narratives are drawn from interviews collected from surviving ex-slaves, presenting a vital source of firsthand accounts during a significant period in American history. The content of the book spans a wide array of topics, reflecting the complex realities of life under slavery, the nature of slave-master relationships, and the impact of the Civil War and Emancipation on individuals and families. Through evocative storytelling, the narratives unveil personal stories of struggle, resilience, cultural traditions, and the nuances of daily life for slaves in various states across the South. The voices of the narrators are rendered in rich, authentic dialect that captures the essence of their experiences, making this book not only a historical source but also a valuable work of folk literature that underscores the humanity and individuality of those who endured the hardships of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Federal Writers' Project. Slave narratives E740 Text Slavery Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 75950 70877 2024-10-06T10:03:53.002482 2023-10-06T10:48:41.765178 text/html text/html 65560 2020-12-18T12:42:35 text/html; charset=us-ascii 58988 2020-12-18T12:42:35 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 186684 2024-10-06T10:04:00.219783 application/epub+zip 185736 2024-10-06T10:03:57.240905 application/epub+zip 96512 2024-10-06T10:03:55.801296 application/epub+zip 465614 2024-10-06T10:04:02.132787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391887 2024-10-06T10:03:59.293785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102300 2022-09-07T13:12:24.919968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59557 59426 2024-10-06T10:03:52.539320 2023-10-06T10:48:41.472160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59379 2020-12-18T12:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22637 2020-12-18T12:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19756 2024-10-06T10:04:02.255768 application/rdf+xml 28704 2024-10-06T10:03:56.387780 image/jpeg 4989 2024-10-06T10:03:56.104306 image/jpeg 189498 2024-10-06T10:03:53.016327 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