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Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…

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These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project Administration. They consist of verbatim records of personal interviews with former slaves conducted during 1936-1938.

"These life histories, taken down as far as possible in the narrators' words, constitute an invaluable body of unconscious evidence or indirect source material, . . . The narratives belong to folk history—history recovered from the memories and lips of participants or eye-witnesses,” This is volume one for the state of Alabama, the first in the series of 34 volumes.
- Summary by Larry Wilson (15 hr 24 min)

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Charlie Aarons

7:55

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Anthony Abercrombie

7:17

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Molly Ammond (Ammonds)

5:01

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Charity Anderson

5:42

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Gus Askew

3:04

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Tom Baker

5:17

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Henry Barnes

10:09

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Nathan Beauchamp

4:09

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Oliver Bell

12:48

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Nelson Birdsong

5:14

Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon

Ank Bishop

8:13

Read by David Onley

Siney Bonner

7:28

Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon

Jennie Bowen

4:59

Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon

Nannie Bradfield

4:50

Read by Carol Sutton

Martha Bradley

5:39

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Allen Brown

2:26

Read by Greg Giordano

Gus Brown

5:33

Read by Greg Giordano

Walter Calloway

7:16

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Esther King Casey

6:06

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Amy Chapman

7:16

Read by fshort

Emma Chapman

7:39

Read by De Anna Lee

Henry Cheatam

11:25

Read by Greg Giordano

Laura Clark

10:53

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Hattie Clayton

4:12

Read by De Anna Lee

Wadley "Shorty" Clemons

6:10

Read by David Onley

William Colbert

6:23

Read by Greg Giordano

Tildy Collins

9:25

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Sara Colquitt

7:24

Read by Christine Rottger

Mandy McCullough Cosby

4:49

Read by Carol Sutton

Emma Crockett

5:12

Read by De Anna Lee

Cheney Cross

21:48

Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon

Matilda Pugh Daniel

5:19

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Carrie Davis

8:30

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Clara Davis

4:34

Read by De Anna Lee

George Dillard

3:30

Read by Greg Giordano

Ella Dilliard

7:57

Read by De Anna Lee

Rufus Dirt

4:44

Read by Larry Wilson

Katherine Eppes

5:58

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Reuben Fitzpatrick

3:04

Read by Larry Wilson

Heywood Ford

5:19

Read by David Onley

Bert Frederick

5:02

Read by Greg Giordano

Delia Garlic

7:59

Read by De Anna Lee

Angie Garrett

8:47

Read by LilyAnne

Henry Garry

13:34

Read by Greg Giordano

Georgia

2:34

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Fannie Gibson

2:47

Read by De Anna Lee

Frank Gill

10:15

Read by David Onley

Jim Gillard

6:24

Read by Greg Giordano

Mary Ella Grandberry

20:19

Read by Christine Rottger

Esther Green

7:38

Read by NarratorOcci

Jake Green

6:25

Read by David Onley

Charity Grigsby

7:13

Read by fshort

Charles Hayes

4:18

Read by David Onley

Lizzie Hill

3:04

Read by De Anna Lee

Gabe Hines

6:45

Read by Greg Giordano

Adeline Hodges

8:01

Read by De Anna Lee

Caroline Holland

6:09

Read by fshort

Jane Holloway

4:50

Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon

Joseph Holmes

23:39

Read by David Onley

Josh Horn

20:52

Read by David Onley

Emma L. Howard

9:07

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Everett Ingram

6:14

Read by LilyAnne

Hannah Irwin

5:32

Read by LilyAnne

Martha Jackson

8:19

Read by LilyAnne

Jane

8:07

Read by amkelleymd

Randolph Johnson

3:57

Read by David Onley

Hilliard Johnson

8:25

Read by LilyAnne

Abraham Jones

7:45

Read by Lazz

Emma Jones

5:27

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Hannah Jones

6:14

Read by Lazz

Josephine

2:33

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Lucindy Lawrence Jurdon

4:13

Read by De Anna Lee

Lucy Kimball

8:42

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Ellen King

4:48

Read by J. E. Holt

Mandy Leslie

8:31

Read by De Anna Lee

Dellie Lewis

7:28

Read by czandra

Lightnin'

3:38

Read by David Onley

Billy Abraham Longslaughter

5:31

Read by Lazz

Louis

10:46

Read by Lazz

Tom McAlpin

7:30

Read by David Onley

Anne Maddox

7:18

Read by amkelleymd

Mandy

5:36

Read by amkelleymd

Frank Menefee

7:41

Read by Larry Wilson

Isaam Morgan

7:54

Read by Larry Wilson

Tony Morgan

4:37

Read by J. E. Holt

Mose

9:00

Read by David Onley

Sally Murphy

7:24

Read by fshort

Hattie Anne Nettles

4:52

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

W.E. Northcross

13:51

Read by Larry Wilson

Wade Owens

7:11

Read by David Onley

Molly Parker

3:01

Read by De Anna Lee

Lindy Patton

2:54

Read by De Anna Lee

Simon Phillips

7:27

Read by David Onley

Roxy Pitts

4:52

Read by Brian Burruss

Carrie Pollard

6:26

Read by PhyllisV

Irene Poole

6:04

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Nicey Pugh

7:25

Read by Maxine

Sally Reynolds

4:51

Read by amkelleymd

Mary Rice

2:56

Read by De Anna Lee

Cornelia Robinson

5:20

Read by fshort

Gus Rogers

5:03

Read by fshort

Janie Scott

6:51

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Maugan Shepherd

4:15

Read by fshort

Allen Sims

6:13

Read by David Onley

Frank Smith

7:21

Read by David Onley

John Smith

8:22

Read by David Onley

Annie Stanton

6:33

Read by Larry Wilson

Theodore Fontaine Stewart

6:09

Read by Greg Giordano

George Strickland

7:15

Read by David Onley

Cull Taylor

7:22

Read by Greg Giordano

Daniel Taylor

5:25

Read by Brian Burruss

George Taylor

9:05

Read by David Onley

Amanda Tellis

4:05

Read by De Anna Lee

Ellen Thomas

8:15

Read by J. E. Holt

Elizabeth Thomas

2:41

Read by De Anna Lee

Mollie Tillman

4:26

Read by czandra

Alonza Fantroy Toombs

5:34

Read by Greg Giordano

William Henry Towns

17:31

Read by David Onley

Stepney Underwood

5:52

Read by fshort

Charlie Van Dyke

6:37

Read by J. E. Holt

Lilah Walker

7:20

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Simon Walker

6:07

Read by Greg Giordano

Lucindia Washington

9:04

Read by De Anna Lee

Eliza White

6:31

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Mingo White

22:26

Read by David Onley

Abe Whitess

4:14

Read by David Onley

Callie Williams

8:14

Read by De Anna Lee

Silvia Witherspoon

7:17

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

George Young

10:39

Read by Larry Wilson