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Edith S. Hibbs interview with Alex Huggins

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230346956]
Identifier: MSS 2914
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Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Huggins was interviewed by Edith S. Hibbs in 1937 as part of the Federal Writer's Project for the Works Progress Administration. Huggins claims that the stories of slave whippings are all "bunk," and says that his master treated him well. He tells of how he and his friends went out looking for adventure, so they ran off to sea. He tells of his service in the Union Navy and about his life at the time of the interview.

Dates: 1937

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  • Subject: African American sailors -- History -- 19th century X