When We Were Slaves
Hundreds of Recorded Interviews, Life Stories and Testimonies of Former Slaves in the SouthBy Work Projects Administration
Length258h 56m
About this audiobook
e-artnow present to you the complete collection of hundreds of life stories, recorded interviews and incredible vivid testimonies of former slaves from the American southern states, including photos of the people being interviewed and their extraordinary narratives. After the end of Civil War in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. There were several efforts to record the remembrances of the former slaves. The Federal Writers' Project was one such project by the United States federal government to support writers during the Great Depression by asking them to interview and record the myriad stories and experiences of slavery of former slaves. The resulting collection preserved hundreds of life stories from 17 U.S. states that would otherwise have been lost in din of modernity and America's eagerness to deliberately forget the blot on its recent past.
Contents:
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHistory
Length258 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 12, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Charlie Aarons
26William Colbert
2Anthony Abercrombie
27Tildy Collins
3Molly Ammond (Ammonds)
28Sara Colquitt
4Charity Anderson
29Mandy McCullough Cosby
5Gus Askew
30Emma Crockett
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6Tom Baker
31Cheney Cross
7Henry Barnes
32Matilda Pugh Daniel
8Nathan Beauchamp
33Carrie Davis
9Oliver Bell
34Clara Davis
10Nelson Birdsong
35George Dillard
11Ank Bishop
36Ella Dilliard
12Siney Bonner
37Rufus Dirt
13Jennie Bowen
38Katherine Eppes
14Nannie Bradfield
39Reuben Fitzpatrick
15Martha Bradley
40Heywood Ford
16Allen Brown
41Bert Frederick
17Gus Brown
42Delia Garlic
18Walter Calloway
43Angie Garrett
19Esther King Casey
44Henry Garry
20Amy Chapman
45Georgia
21Emma Chapman
46Fannie Gibson
22Henry Cheatam
47Frank Gill
23Laura Clark
48Jim Gillard
24Hattie Clayton
49Mary Ella Grandberry
25Wadley "Shorty" Clemons
50Esther Green
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