Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories

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Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories The recordings of former slaves in Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories took place between 1932 and 1975 in nine states. Twenty-three interviewees discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom. Several individuals sing songs, many of which were learned during the time of their enslavement. It is important to note that all of the interviewees...

Contributor: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - American Folklife Center
Date: 2004

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Interview with Wallace Quarterman, Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia, June 1935 (part 1 of 2)

Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Hurston, Zora Neale - Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth - Quarterman, Wallace
Date: 1935-06-00

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Interview with Wallace Quarterman, Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia, June 1935 (part 2 of 2)

Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Hurston, Zora Neale - Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth - Quarterman, Wallace
Date: 1935-06-00

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Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 (part 1 of 2)

Contributor: Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - McCrea, Billy
Date: 1940-00-00

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Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 (part 2 of 2)

Contributor: Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - McCrea, Billy
Date: 1940-00-00

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Interview with Uncle Bob Ledbetter, Oil City, Louisiana, 1940

Contributor: Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Ledbetter, Bob
Date: 1940-00-00

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Interview with Irene Williams, Rome, Mississippi, October 1940 (part 1 of 3)

Contributor: Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Williams, Irene
Date: 1940-10-00

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Interview with Irene Williams, Rome, Mississippi, October 1940 (part 2 of 3)

Contributor: Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Williams, Irene
Date: 1940-10-00

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Interview with Irene Williams, Rome, Mississippi, October 1940 (part 3 of 3)

Contributor: Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Williams, Irene - Tailor, Mrs
Date: 1940-10-00

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Interview with Joe McDonald, Livingston, Alabama, 1940 (part 1 of 2)

Contributor: Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - McDonald, Joe
Date: 1940-00-00

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Interview with Joe McDonald, Livingston, Alabama, 1940 (part 2 of 2)

Contributor: Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - McDonald, Joe - Unidentified Female Interviewee
Date: 1940-00-00

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 1 of 6)

Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Johnson, George - Jones, Lewis Wade - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 2 of 6)

Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Johnson, George - Jones, Lewis Wade - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 3 of 6)

Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Johnson, George - Jones, Lewis Wade - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 4 of 6)

Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Johnson, George - Jones, Lewis Wade - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 5 of 6)

Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Johnson, George - Jones, Lewis Wade - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 6 of 6)

Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Johnson, George - Jones, Lewis Wade - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 5)

Contributor: Faulk, John Henry - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Smalley, Laura
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 2 of 5)

Contributor: Faulk, John Henry - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Smalley, Laura
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 3 of 5)

Contributor: Faulk, John Henry - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Smalley, Laura
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 4 of 5)

Contributor: Faulk, John Henry - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Smalley, Laura
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 5 of 5)

Contributor: Faulk, John Henry - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Smalley, Laura
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 4)

Contributor: Faulk, John Henry - Smith, Harriet
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 2 of 4)

Contributor: Faulk, John Henry - Smith, Harriet
Date: 1941-00-00

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Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 3 of 4)

Contributor: Faulk, John Henry - Smith, Harriet
Date: 1941-00-00

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