Project Gutenberg 2009-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 393 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 XVII, Virginia Narratives Reading ease score: 90.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by René Anderson Benitz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://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 documenting firsthand experiences of former slaves in the United States, compiled during the late 1930s. This collection provides a detailed insight into the lives, struggles, and resilience of enslaved individuals through their personal testimonies, notably from Virginia. The narratives not only highlight the harsh realities of slavery but also capture the culture, family relationships, and the sense of community among the enslaved. The opening of the book introduces several informants, primarily ex-slaves, sharing their memories of life before, during, and after the Civil War. For instance, we hear from Mrs. Fannie Berry, who reminisces about Nat Turner's Insurrection and the moments of fear and confusion that ensued among both slaves and masters. Other narratives describe moments of hardship, such as the cruelty of slave catchers, the limited but cherished personal autonomy, and the significance of religious gatherings, which served as an escape and source of hope. These accounts reveal a complex tapestry of human experience highlighting resilient spirits amidst oppressive circumstances, laying a foundation for understanding the broader historical context of slavery in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Biography E300 Text Slavery Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 137599 137574 2024-10-12T12:30:20.314980 2023-09-13T04:07:24.699013 text/html text/html 135280 2021-01-05T03:49:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 50892 2021-01-05T03:49:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 183617 2024-10-12T12:30:28.729442 application/epub+zip 183571 2024-10-12T12:30:24.975463 application/epub+zip 122937 2024-10-12T12:30:23.293576 application/epub+zip 449481 2024-10-12T12:30:31.211435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435833 2024-10-12T12:30:27.528448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133020 2022-09-13T12:24:53.237817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118013 117790 2024-10-12T12:30:19.825957 2023-09-13T04:07:24.242022 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117717 2021-01-05T03:49:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47485 2021-01-05T03:49:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20033 2024-10-12T12:30:31.399424 application/rdf+xml 29325 2024-10-12T12:30:24.036448 image/jpeg 5096 2024-10-12T12:30:23.736446 image/jpeg 185497 2024-10-12T12:30:20.328972 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