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Slave Narratives, North Carolina, Part 2, (A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves)

Slave Narratives, North Carolina, Part 2, (A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves)

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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 XI, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2
Credits
Produced by Diane Monico and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division)
Language
English
LoC Class
E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Subject
North Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Biography
Category
Text
eBook-No.
31219
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31219
Release Date
February 8, 2010
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 — Illustrated with Photographs — WASHINGTON 1941
  3. 3.VOLUME XI NORTH CAROLINA NARRATIVES PART 2 — Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of North Carolina
  4. 4.INFORMANTS
  5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. 6.MEMORIES OF UNCLE JACKSON — FOOTNOTES:
  7. 7.EX-SLAVE STORY An interview with Ben Johnson — 85 of Hecktown, Durham, Durham County, May 20, 1937.
  8. 8.ISAAC JOHNSON — Lillington, North Carolina, Route 1, Harnett County.
  9. 9.TINA JOHNSON Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Tina Johnson 85, S. Bloodworth Street, Raleigh.
  10. 10.EX-SLAVE STORY BOB JONES — An interview with Bob Jones, 86 years of age, County Home, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  11. 11.CLARA JONES — 408 Cannon Street
  12. 12.CLARA JONES — An interview with Clara Jones of 408 Cannon Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  13. 13.ABNER JORDAN — Ex-slave, 95 years.
  14. 14.JANE LASSITER — About 80 years old. 324 Battle Street Raleigh, N.C. — FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15.DAVE LAWSON EX-SLAVE — MY FATHER WHO KNEW THE PRINCIPLE CHARACTERS TOLD ME THIS STORY YEARS AGO
  16. 16.JANE LEE — An interview with Jane Lee, 81 years old, Selma, North Carolina.
  17. 17.CHANA LITTLEJOHN — 215 State Street — FOOTNOTES:
  18. 18.CHARITY McALLISTER — 602 South Street
  19. 19.CLARA COTTON MC-COY — EX-SLAVE 82 YEARS
  20. 20.A GOOD MISTRESS — An interview with Henrietta McCullers, eighty-seven years old, of 531 E. Davie Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  21. 21.WILLIE McCULLOUGH — 8 McKee Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Age 68 years.
  22. 22.JAMES TURNER McLEAN — Lillington, N.C. Route 1
  23. 23.FRANK MAGWOOD
  24. 24.JACOB MANSON — 317 N. Haywood St. Raleigh, N.C. 86 years of age.
  25. 25.ROBERTA MANSON — 317 N. Haywood Street, Raleigh, N.C. Age 74.
  26. 26.EX-SLAVE STORY AS TOLD BY MILLIE MARKHAM — OF 615 ST. JOSEPH ST., DURHAM, N.C.
  27. 27.MAGGIE MIALS — 73 years old, of 202 Maple Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  28. 28.ANNA MITCHEL Ex-slave story. — An interview with Anna Mitchel, 76 of 712 S. Person Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  29. 29.PATSY MITCHNER — 84 years old, of 432 McKee Street, Raleigh, N.C.
  30. 30.EMELINE MOORE, EX-SLAVE — 707 Hanover Street, Wilmington, N.C.
  31. 31.RICHARD C. MORING Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Richard C. Moring 86 of 245 E. South Street, Raleigh, N.C. — THE WITCH AT THE MILL
  32. 32.JULIUS NELSON Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Julius Nelson, 77 of State Prison, Raleigh, N.C.
  33. 33.PLANTATION LIFE — An Interview with Lila Nichols 89 of Cary, Wake County, N.C. May 18, 1937.
  34. 34.A STORY OF SLAVERY — As told by Martha Organ of Cary as she heard her mother tell it many years ago.
  35. 35.ANN PARKER Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Ann Parker in the Wake County Home, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  36. 36.AMY PENNY — 811 Cannister Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  37. 37.SLAVERY DAYS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY — An interview with Lily Perry, 84 years old, of 9 McKee Street, Raleigh, N.C.
  38. 38.THE WOMAN OVERSEER — An interview with Valley Perry, 50 years of age, of Cary, North Carolina, Route #1.
  39. 39.TEMPE PITTS Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Tempe Pitts, 91 of 307 Tarboro St., Raleigh, N.C.
  40. 40.HANNAH PLUMMER — 412 Smith Street
  41. 41.PARKER POOL
  42. 42.RENA RAINES
  43. 43.ANTHONY RANSOME Ex-Slave Story (Free) — An interview with Anthony Ransome of 321 S. Tarboro St. Raleigh, N.C.
  44. 44.CAROLINE RICHARDSON — An interview with Caroline Richardson who does not know her age. She resides near the northern city limits of Selma.
  45. 45.CHARITY RIDDICK — 813 E. D. Street.
  46. 46.SIMUEL RIDDICK — 2205 Everette Ave.
  47. 47.EX-SLAVE STORIES — An interview with Adora Rienshaw, 92, of 431 South Bloodworth Street, Raleigh.
  48. 48.CELIA ROBINSON — 611 E. Cabarrus St.
  49. 49.GEORGE ROGERS Ex-Slave Story
  50. 50.HATTIE ROGERS
  51. 51.HENRY ROUNTREE — Henry Rountree, 103 years old, of near Newsom's Store in Wilson County. — By Miss Nancy Watkins Madison, Rockingham County
  52. 52.Biography Sketch of Ex-Slave, Anderson Scales, 82 — By Miss Nancy Watkins Madison, North Carolina Rockingham County
  53. 53.BIOGRAPHY OF EX-SLAVE CATHERINE SCALES — Schooling — By Miss Nancy Watkins, volunteer Madison, North Carolina
  54. 54.Story of Ex-Slave, Porter Scales
  55. 55.WILLIAM SCOTT Ex-Slave Story — 401 Church St., 77 years old.
  56. 56.TINEY SHAW — Ex-Slave of Wake County, 76.
  57. 57.JOHN SMITH — John Smith, a Negro in the Wake County Home, Raleigh, N.C. Interviewed by T. Pat Matthews, May 10, 1937.
  58. 58.JOHN SMITH — 10 Pettigrew St., Raleigh, N.C. Age 77.
  59. 59.JOSEPHINE SMITH Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Josephine Smith, 94 years old of 1010 Mark Street, Raleigh, N.C.
  60. 60.NELLIE SMITH — Main St. Dunn, North Carolina Route 6
  61. 61.SARAH ANN SMITH — An interview with Sarah Ann Smith of 623 West Lenoir Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  62. 62.WILLIAM SMITH — 920 Oberlin Road
  63. 63.THE BOUND GIRL — An interview with Laura Sorrell, 72 years old, of 207 Battle Street, Raleigh. The story is her mother's.
  64. 64.RIA SORRELL — 97 years old. 536 E. Edenton Street, Raleigh, N.C.
  65. 65.CHANEY SPELL — An interview with Chaney Spell, 101 years old, Contena Heights, Wilson, North Carolina.
  66. 66.A SLAVERY FAMILY — An interview with Tanner Spikes, 77 years of age, of 43 Bragg Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  67. 67.ANNIE STEPHENSON — 80 years old 1813 Rosewood Ave. Richmond, Va. Now at 717 Saunder's Street Raleigh, N.C.
  68. 68.SAM T. STEWART
  69. 69.Ex-Slave Recollections — An interview with Emma Stone, 77 of Heck's-Town, Durham, Durham County. May 21, 1937.
  70. 70.WILLIAM SYKES Ex-Slave Story — An interview with William Sykes 78, of State prison, Raleigh, N.C.
  71. 71.ANNIE TATE Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Annie Tate 73 of 624 S. Harrington Street, Raleigh, N.C.
  72. 72.R.S. TAYLOR — 710 South McDowell Street — FOOTNOTES:
  73. 73.ELIAS THOMAS — 84 years of age 521 Cannon Ave., Raleigh, N.C. — FOOTNOTES:
  74. 74.MR. BELL'S PLANTATION — An interview with Jacob Thomas, 97 years of age, of 1300 South Bloodworth Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  75. 75.MARGARET THORNTON — An interview with Margaret Thornton, 77 years old, of Hayti, Four Oaks, North Carolina.
  76. 76.TILLIE, DAUGHTER OF A SLAVE — Caretaker, Cornwallis Headquarters Corner Third and Market Streets Wilmington, N.C.
  77. 77.ELLEN TRELL — Age 73 20 McKee St., Raleigh, North Carolina.
  78. 78.HENRY JAMES TRENTHAM — Raleigh, N.C. Rt. 2 Age 92 years
  79. 79.JANE ANN PRIVETTE UPPERMAN — 74 years old, of 330 West South Street.
  80. 80.EX-SLAVE STORIES — An Interview by Mary A. Hicks with Ophelia Whitley of Zebulon, (Wake Co.) N.C. May 12, 1937.
  81. 81.EX-SLAVE STORY — An Interview on May 19, 1937, with Tom Wilcox of Method.
  82. 82.CATHARINE WILLIAMS — 2214 Barker Street — FOOTNOTES:
  83. 83.REV. HANDY WILLIAMS — Dunn, North Carolina.
  84. 84.JOHN THOMAS WILLIAMS — 77 years old. 1272 Pettigrew Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  85. 85.Interview with LIZZIE WILLIAMS, Ex-slave, — 35 Max Street, Asheville, N.C. By Marjorie Jones, Aug. 24, 1937.
  86. 86.PENNY WILLIAMS Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Penny Williams 76, of 716 S. East Street, Raleigh, N.C.
  87. 87.AUNT PLAZ — An interview with Plaz Williams of Four Oaks who says that she is around 90 years of age.
  88. 88.MELISSA WILLIAMSON Ex-Slave Story — An interview with Melissa Williamson 77 of Bledsoe Avenue, Raleigh, N.C.
  89. 89.ALEX WOODS Ex-Slave Story — 8 Ford Alley—end of Martin Street, Raleigh, N.C.
  90. 90.ANNA WRIGHT — An interview with Anna Wright, 72 years of age, of Wendell, North Carolina.
  91. 91.DILLY YELLADY — 909 Mark Street
  92. 92.HILLIARD YELLERDAY — 1112 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh North Carolina. — Transcriber's Notes

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