I WAS A SLAVE
as told by
Former American Slaves
Mariam L. WatkinsThese valued words of our ancestors give their insiders' views of slavery. I'm in American history heaven.
Robert R. LawrenceAs a teacher, I appreciate having the WPA narratives in categories. It’s simple to get details about certain topics like auctions.
Jenny LewisI'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.
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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