Project Gutenberg 2008-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 127 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 4 Produced by Diane Monico and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available 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 in the late 1930s. This work contains firsthand accounts from former slaves, predominantly from the Southern United States, and seeks to document their experiences and reflections on slavery and life after emancipation. The narratives were collected as part of a larger effort to preserve African American history and culture. The beginning of this collection introduces several former slaves, each sharing their life stories and memories from the time of slavery and the Civil War. Clarice Jackson recalls her life in Arkansas, expressing mixed feelings about her experiences during slavery and the changes she has seen in the younger generation. Israel Jackson shares harsh memories of his cruel master while also narrating his journey to freedom. Through their interviews, these individuals reflect on personal struggles with education, economic hardship, and familial relationships, offering a poignant glimpse into their resilience and faith despite the challenges they faced in both slavery and the post-war era. The opening portion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the complexities of their lives, beliefs, and the legacy of slavery in America. (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 505038 505047 2024-09-11T04:10:39.800697 2023-09-11T07:45:18.031956 text/html text/html 507525 2008-04-24T09:03:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 175511 2008-04-24T09:03:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292693 2024-09-11T04:10:51.611048 application/epub+zip 290974 2024-09-11T04:10:43.808109 application/epub+zip 269415 2024-09-11T04:10:42.224142 application/epub+zip 643753 2024-09-11T04:10:56.626076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616471 2024-09-11T04:10:49.926050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374981 2022-09-11T13:54:57.890130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452385 452172 2024-09-11T04:10:38.481613 2023-09-11T07:45:16.919962 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 452146 2008-04-24T09:03:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166223 2008-04-24T09:03:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452137 2008-04-24T09:03:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166202 2008-04-24T09:03:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21614 2024-09-11T04:10:56.766016 application/rdf+xml 28657 2024-09-11T04:10:42.612105 image/jpeg 4941 2024-09-11T04:10:42.415098 image/jpeg 271076 2024-09-11T04:10:39.842641 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