Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XV, Tennessee Narratives

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States. Work Projects Administration

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves" is a historical account produced by the Federal Writers' Project during the late 1930s. This work consists of personal testimonies and stories shared by former slaves, reflecting their experiences before and after emancipation, thereby providing valuable insights into the realities of slavery in America. The narratives reveal the voices of individuals who lived through this dark chapter in history, offering firsthand accounts of their lives, struggles, and resilience. The opening of this collective work presents a series of interviews featuring various informants, including Frances Batson and Julia Casey, who recount their lives under slavery in Tennessee. Each account is filled with vivid memories of their childhood, family dynamics, interactions with their enslavers, and the hardships they endured. Through their stories, themes of survival, the longing for freedom, and the complexities of life before and after the Civil War emerge, creating a compelling depiction of the human spirit amidst adversity. The narratives serve not only as historical documentation but also as a reminder of the profound impact slavery has left on generations of African Americans. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Batson, Frances

Casey, Julia

Chappel, Cecelia

Childress, Wiley

Falls, Robert

Gaines, Rachel

Goole, Frankie

Gray, Precilla

Greer, Jenny

Grisham, Emma

Hudson, Measy

Hyde, Patsy

Kannon, Ellis Ken

Martin, Scott

Matthews, Ann

Moore, Rev. John

Moss, Andrew

Moss, Mollie

Odell, Andy

Parker, laura Ramsey

Reece, Naisy

Simpkins, Millie

Star, Joseph Leonidas

Thomas, Dan

Watkins, Sylvia

Young, Narcissus.

Credits:

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.)

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Narrative_Collection

Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Release date is 2006-11-27