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Mary A. Hicks interviews with Midge Burnett

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230346030]
Identifier: MSS 2900
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Burnett was interviewed by Mary A. Hicks in 1937 as part of the Federal Writer's Project for the Works Progress Administration. The item includes handwritten corrections. Burnett talks about his work as a slave and also tells what the slaves did for recreation. He claims that the master only hit one slave once, and he gives an account of that occurrence.

Dates: 1937

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  • Subject: Slaves -- Emancipation -- Georgia X