Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938: Georgia Narratives, Volume IV, Part 1

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Author

United States. Work Projects Administration

Title

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1

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Produced by Jeannie Howse, Andrea Ball and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from images provided by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.

Language

English

LoC Class

E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

Subject

African Americans -- Georgia -- Biography

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eBook-No.

13602

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13602

Release Date

October 5, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SLAVE NARRATIVES
2. 2.A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves — TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT 1936-1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
3. 3.PART 1 — Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Georgia
4. 4.INFORMANTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS — PLANTATION LIFE RACHEL ADAMS, Age 78 300 Odd Street Athens, Georgia Written by: Sadie B. Hornsby [HW: (White)] Athens Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 Augusta, Georgia — [HW: Dist. 6 Ex-Slv. #4] WASHINGTON ALLEN, EX-SLAVE Born: December --, 1854 Place of birth: "Some where" in South Carolina Present Residence: 1932-Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Georgia Interviewed: December 18, 1936 [MAY 8 1937] — J.R. Jones REV. W.B. ALLEN, EX-SLAVE 425-Second Ave Columbus, Georgia (June 29, 1937) [JUL 28 1937] — [HW: Dist. 6 Ex-Slave #2] Henrietta Carlisle JACK ATKINSON—EX-SLAVE Rt. D Griffin, Georgia Interviewed August 21, 1936 [MAY 8 1937] — Whitley 1-25-37 [HW: Dis #5 Unedited] Minnie B. Ross EX TOWN SLAVE HANNAH AUSTIN [HW: about 75-85] [APR 8 1937] — [HW: Dist. 5 Ex Slave #1 Ross] "A FEW FACTS OF SLAVERY" As Told by CELESTIA AVERY—EX-SLAVE [MAY 8 1937] — FOLKLORE (Negro) Minnie B. Ross [MRS. CELESTIA AVERY] — MRS. EMMALINE HEARD — PLANTATION LIFE GEORGIA BAKER, Age 87 369 Meigs Street Athens, Georgia Written by: Mrs. Sadie B. Hornsby [HW: (White)] Athens Edited by: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth Dist. Supvr. Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 Augusta, Ga. August 4, 1938 — ALICE BATTLE, EX-SLAVE Hawkinsville, Georgia (Interviewed By Elizabeth Watson—1936) [JUL 20, 1937] — PLANTATION LIFE JASPER BATTLE, Age 80 112 Berry St., Athens, Ga. Written by: Grace McCune [HW: (White)] Athens Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens Leila Harris Augusta and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 — [HW: Dist. -- Ex-Slv. #10] ARRIE BINNS OF WASHINGTON-WILKES by Minnie Branham Stonestreet Washington-Wilkes Georgia [MAY 8 1937] — [HW: Dist. 5 ExSlv. #7 Driskell] HENRY BLAND—EX-SLAVE [MAY -- --] — J.R. Jones RIAS BODY, Ex-Slave. Place of birth: Harris County, near Waverly Hall, Georgia Date of birth: April 9, 1846 Present residence: 1419-24th Street, Columbus, Georgia Interviewed: July 24, 1936 [JUL 8, 1937] — EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW JAMES BOLTON Athens, Georgia Written by: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Federal Writers' Project Residency 4 Athens, Georgia Edited by: Miss Maude Barragan Residency 13 Augusta, Georgia — ALEC BOSTWICK Ex-Slave—Age 76 — Barragan-Harris [TR: Miss Maude Barragan (interviewer), Mrs. Leila Harris (editor)] NANCY BOUDRY, THOMSON, GEORGIA — FOLKLORE INTERVIEW ALICE BRADLEY Hull Street near Corner of Hoyt Street Athens, Georgia KIZZIE COLQUITT 243 Macon Avenue Athens, Georgia Written by: Miss Grace McCune Athens, Georgia Edited by: Mrs. Leila Harris Editor Federal Writers' Project Augusta, Georgia [APR 20 1938] — OLD SLAVE STORY DELLA BRISCOE Macon, Georgia By Adella S. Dixon [HW: (Colored)] [JUL 28 1937] — [HW: Dist. 6 Ex. Slv. #11] GEORGE BROOKS, EX-SLAVE Date of birth: Year unknown (See below) Place of birth: In Muscogee County, near Columbus, Georgia Present Residence: 502 East 8th Street, Columbus, Georgia Interviewed: August 4, 1936 [MAY 8 1937] — EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW EASTER BROWN 1020 S. Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia Written By: Mrs. Sadie B. Hornsby Edited By: John N. Booth Federal Writers' Project WPA Residency No. 7 — JULIA BROWN (Aunt Sally) 710 Griffin Place, N.W. Atlanta, Ga. July 25, 1936[TR:?] by Geneva Tonsill — EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW JULIA BUNCH, Age 85 Beech Island South Carolina Written by: Leila Harris Augusta Edited by: John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Res. 6 & 7 [MAY 10 1938] — [HW: Ex. Slv. #6] [HW: MARSHAL BUTLER] Subject: Slavery Days And After District: No. 1 W.P.A. Editor and Research: Joseph E. Jaffee Supervisor: Joseph E. Jaffee [HW: (This copy has photog. attached.)] — [HW: Dist. 5 Ex. Slave #13] AN INTERVIEW ON SLAVERY OBTAINED FROM MRS. SARAH BYRD—EX-SLAVE — Ex-Slave #18 INTERVIEW WITH (MRS.) MARIAH CALLAWAY EX-SLAVE — PLANTATION LIFE AS VIEWED BY EX-SLAVE SUSAN CASTLE, Age 78 1257 W. Hancock Ave. Athens, Georgia Written by: Sadie B. Hornsby Athens Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Augusta, Georgia — [HW: Dist. 2 Ex-Slave #17] ELLEN CLAIBOURN 808 Campbell Street (Richmond County) Augusta, Georgia By: (Mrs.) Margaret Johnson—Editor Federal Writers' Project Dist. 2 Augusta, Ga. — [HW: Dist. 7 Ex-Slave #19] Adella S. Dixon District 7 BERRY CLAY OLD SLAVE STORY [MAY 8 1937] — [HW: Dist. 7 Ex-Slave #22] Adella S. Dixon District 7 PIERCE CODY OLD SLAVE STORY [HW: About 88] [MAY 8 1937] — EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW WILLIS COFER, Age 78 548 Findley Street Athens, Georgia Written by: Grace McCune Federal Writers' Project Athens, Georgia Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens, Ga. and Leila Harris John N. Booth Augusta, Georgia [MAY 6 1938] — PLANTATION LIFE MARY COLBERT, Age 84 168 Pearl Street Athens, Georgia Written by: Sadie B. Hornsby [HW: (White)] Athens Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 Augusta, Ga. — [HW: Dist. 1 Ex. Slave #21 (with Photograph)] [HW: "JOHN COLE"] Subject: A SLAVE REMEMBERS District: No. 1 W.P.A Editor: Edward Ficklen Supervisor: Joseph E. Jaffee [MAY 8 1937] — PLANTATION LIFE AS VIEWED BY EX-SLAVE JULIA COLE, Age 78 169 Yonah Avenue Athens, Georgia Written by: Corry Fowler Athens Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens Leila Harris Augusta and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 — EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW MARTHA COLQUITT, Age 85 190 Lyndon Avenue Athens, Georgia Written by: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Federal Writers' Project Athens, Georgia Edited by: John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 Augusta, Georgia — PLANTATION LIFE AS VIEWED BY AN EX-SLAVE MINNIE DAVIS, Age 78 237 Billups St. Athens, Ga. Written By: Mrs. Sadie B. Hornsby Athens, Georgia Edited By: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Athens, Georgia and John N. Booth WPA Residencies 6 & 7 August 29, 1938 — Whitley [HW: Unedited Atlanta] E. Driskell EX-SLAVE MOSE DAVIS [APR 8 1937] — EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW IKE DERRICOTTE, Age 78 554 Hancock Avenue Athens, Georgia Written by: Miss Grace McCune Athens Edited by: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 Augusta, Georgia August 19, 1938 — PLANTATION LIFE BENNY DILLARD, Age 80 Cor. Broad and Derby Streets Athens, Ga. Written by: Grace McCune [HW: (white)] Athens Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 Augusta, Ga. — [HW: Atlanta Dist. 5 Driskell] THE EXPERIENCE OF GEORGE EASON IN SLAVERY TIME [MAY 8 1937] — PLANTATION LIFE AS VIEWED BY EX-SLAVE CALLIE ELDER, Age 78 640 W. Hancock Avenue Athens, Georgia Written by: Sadie B. Hornsby Athens Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens Leila Harris Augusta and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7 [JUN 6 1938] — MARTHA EVERETTE, EX-SLAVE Hawkinsville, Georgia (Interviewed By Elizabeth Watson—1936) [JUL 20 1937] — [HW: Dist. 5 Ex-Slave #30] By E. Driskell Typed by A.M. Whitley 1-29-37 FIRST COPY OF ARTICLE ENTITLED: "AN INTERVIEW WITH LEWIS FAVOR," EX-SLAVE [MAY 8 1937] — [HW: Dist. 6 Ex-Slave #28] THE STORY OF AUNT MARY FERGUSON, EX-SLAVE 1928 Oak Street Columbus, Georgia December 18, 1936 — FOLKLORE INTERVIEW CARRIE NANCY FRYER 415 Mill Street Augusta, Georgia Written by: Miss Maude Barragan Federal Writers' Project Residency #13 Augusta, Georgia — PLANTATION LIFE ANDERSON FURR, Age 87 298 W. Broad Street Athens, Georgia Written by: Sadie B. Hornsby [HW: (white)] Athens Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens Leila Harris Augusta and John N. Booth District Supervisor Federal Writers' Project Residencies 6 & 7

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