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The Complete Arkansas Slave Narratives Collection. A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. This volume consists of Volume II Parts 1 & 2 of the Arkansas Slave Narratives and Interviews conducted by the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Writers' Project. These slave narratives/interviews represent some of the only sources of information from former slaves in the United States, as many slaves were not allowed to learn to read or write, therefore only a small number of former slaves were able to document their experiences while in bondage as a slave in America. These narrative are considered a some of the best sources available to obtain at least some first hand insights into the daily lives of those who were slaves in America. Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Arkansas

ARKANSAS SLAVE NARRATIVES: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. Volume II/Part I. "I was born in Chickashaw County, Mississippi. Ely Abbott and Maggie Abbott was our owners. They had three girls and two boys-Eddie and Johnny. We played together till I was grown. I loved em like if they was brothers. Papa and Mos Ely went to war together in a two-horse top buggy. They both come back when they got through. "There was eight of us children and none was sold, none give way. My parents name Peter and Mahaley Abbott. My father never was sold but my mother was sold into this Abbott family for a house girl. She cooked and washed and ironed. No'm, she wasn't a wet nurse, but she tended to Eddie and Johnny and me all alike. She whoop them when they needed, and Miss Maggie whoop me. That the way we grow'd up. Mos Ely was 'ceptionly good I recken. No'm, I never heard of him drinkin' whiskey. They made cider and 'simmon beer every year. "Grandpa was a soldier in the war. He fought in a battle. I don't know the battle. He wasn't hurt. He come home and told us how awful it was.

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Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project 1936-1938

Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Autobiographical accounts of former slaves compiled in the 1930s by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration.

This is the first guidebook ever devoted to Kansas. The guide was compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the state of Kansas, and was first published in 1939. After several decades, its pages still provide a wealth of reliable historic, geographic, and cultural information on Kansas, as well as some intriguing lore that many modern-day readers will find new. Not the least of its contributions is the accurate picture it gives of Kansas between the Great Depression and World War II--of its industrial, agricultural, and natural resources. The volume is divided into three sections: seventeen topical essays covering subjects such as Indians, folklore, religion, and architecture; tourning information on the eighteen largest Kansas cities and towns; and twelve automobile tours spanning Kansas.

Thirty-seven life histories of real people selected from among whites and blacks in three basic fields of work in the South - farm labourers and owners, factory and mill workers, people engaged in service occupations - and those on relief.

Provides a comprehensive historical, economic, social, and scenic description covering the seacoast, the tobacco and cotton country, and the famous recreational areas of the Great Smokies. The greater part of the book is devoted to motor tours from points on the state line and within the state which point out landmarks, locate historic spots, and acquaint the traveller with the country.

Helps readers introduce the geographic spectacle and pioneer history. Valuable to the resident as a reference to the state's many treasures, and useful to the tourist who wants to know more than the road signs tell, this book commemorates those who passed through to the West and those who stayed to forge a state in the heart of the frontier.

In 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Federal Writers' Project (FWP). Out-of-work teachers, writers, and scholars fanned out across the country to collect and document local lore. This book reveals the remarkable results of the FWP in Wyoming.

Bringing together Nebraska writers such as Weldon Kees, Mari Sandoz, and Loren Eiseley, this guide to the Cornhusker State includes chapters on the state's history, environment, peoples, flora and fauna, government, agriculture and industry, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. It captures an era and gives information from the archives.