Slave Narratives
A Folk History of Slavery in the United States By Work Projects Administration United States
Length12h 20m
About this audiobook
This book is a collection of firsthand accounts from former slaves in Alabama, recorded during the 1930s as part of a federal project by the Works Progress Administration. It provides personal stories and insights into the experiences of slavery, offering a valuable historical perspective on this period in American history.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length12 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1941
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Charlie Aarons
66Hilliard Johnson
2Anthony Abercrombie
67Randolph Johnson
3Molly Ammond (ammonds)
68Abraham Jones
4Charity Anderson
69Emma Jones
5Gus Askew
70Hannah Jones
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6Tom Baker
71Josephine
7Henry Barnes
72Lucindy Lawrence Jurdon
8Nathan Beauchamp
73Lucy Kimball
9Oliver Bell
74Ellen King
10Nelson Birdsong
75Mandy Leslie
11Ank Bishop
76Dellie Lewis
12Siney Bonner
77Lightnin'
13Jennie Bowen
78Billy Abraham Longslaughter
14Nannie Bradfield
79Louis
15Martha Bradley
80Tom Mcalpin
16Allen Brown
81Anne Maddox
17Gus Brown
82Mandy
18Walter Calloway
83Frank Menefee
19Esther King Casey
84Isaam Morgan
20Amy Chapman
85Tony Morgan
21Emma Chapman
86Mose
22Henry Cheatam
87Sally Murphy
23Laura Clark
88Hattie Anne Nettles
24Hattie Clayton
89W.e. Northcross
25Wadley
90Wade Owens
26William Colbert
91Molly Parker
27Tildy Collins
92Lindy Patton
28Sara Colquitt
93Simon Phillips
29Mandy Mccullough Cosby
94Roxy Pitts
30Emma Crockett
95Carrie Pollard
31Cheney Cross
96Irene Poole
32Matilda Pugh Daniel
97Nicey Pugh
33Carrie Davis
98Sally Reynolds
34Clara Davis
99Mary Rice
35George Dillard
100Cornelia Robinson
36Ella Dilliard
101Gus Rogers
37Rufus Dirt
102Janie Scott
38Katherine Eppes
103Maugan Shepherd
39Reuben Fitzpatrick
104Allen Sims
40Heywood Ford
105Frank Smith
41Bert Frederick
106John Smith
42Delia Garlic
107Annie Stanton
43Angie Garrett
108Theodore Fontaine Stewart
44Henry Garry
109George Strickland
45Georgia
110Cull Taylor
46Fannie Gibson
111Daniel Taylor
47Frank Gill
112George Taylor
48Jim Gillard
113Amanda Tellis
49Mary Ella Grandberry
114Ellen Thomas
50Esther Green
115Elizabeth Thomas
51Jake Green
116Mollie Tillman
52Charity Grigsby
117Alonza Fantroy Toombs
53Charles Hayes
118William Henry Towns
54Lizzie Hill
119Stepney Underwood
55Gabe Hines
120Charlie Van Dyke
56Adeline Hodges
121Lilah Walker
57Caroline Holland
122Simon Walker
58Jane Holloway
123Lucindia Washington
59Joseph Holmes
124Eliza White
60Josh Horn
125Mingo White
61Emma L. Howard
126Abe Whitess
62Everett Ingram
127Callie Williams
63Hannah Irwin
128Silvia Witherspoon
64Martha Jackson
129George Young
65Jane
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