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I WAS A SLAVE

as told by
Former American Slaves

These valued words of our ancestors give their insiders' views of slavery. I'm in American history heaven.

Mariam L. Watkins

As a teacher, I appreciate having the WPA narratives in categories. It’s simple to get details about certain topics like auctions.

Robert R. Lawrence

I'm enjoying, learning, sad, laughing. I'm up late in the night cause I don't want to stop reading my people tell it all.

Jenny Lewis
I WAS A SLAVE: Set of Six Books (Books 1-6)

I WAS A SLAVE: Set of Six Books (Books 1-6)

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In the 1930s, thousands of former American slaves were interviewed and their narratives were housed in archives. I WAS A SLAVE contains the ex-slaves' dictated words primarily in southern dialect along with photographs. 

The set includes:
Book 1: Descriptions of Plantation Life
Book 2: The Lives of Slave Men
Book 3: The Lives of Slave Women
Book 4: The Breeding of Slaves
Book 5: The Lives of Slave Children
Book 6: Slave Auctions

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