Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Baugh 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. Baugh tells stories as related by her mother who was a slave. Alice claims that life under slavery was a happy and prosperous time. She says that slaves cried from sorrow when emancipated and that they sang, "We'll hang Abe Lincoln on de Sour Apple Tree." ...

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Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Blount 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. Blount tells about prayer meetings and "corn shuckin's." He describes an unfriendly encounter with Union Soldiers. He stayed with his master until his master's death.

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Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Crump was interviewed by Hicks, Mary A. in 1937 as part of the Federal Writer's Project for the Works Progress Administration. The item includes handwritten corrections. Crump talked about the plantation where he was a slave. He said that he served time in prison for killing a man.

Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Barbour 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. Barbour talks about slave dances, "corn shuckin's," and not being able to swim. He remembers the Yankees entering and ransacking the plantation. He was happy to be free and escape the fear of being sold. He said he did well after emancipation. "I'se...

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Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Andrews 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. Andrews describes the Smithfield, North Carolina, slave market and tells stories of slave beatings, both her own and of others.She also makes references to slave breeding.

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Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Hodges was interviewed by Mary A. Hicks in 1937 as part of the Federal Writer's Project for the Works Progress Administration. Hodges gives a brief account of life on a plantation as a slave. She says that she was once whipped for hurting a frog.

Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Bobbitt 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. Bobbitt tells about working and living conditions on the plantation. The slaves were not allowed to read and write or attend church. He talks about the slave trade and marriages. He thinks Lincoln was cruel for emancipating salves and not giving them a...

Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Bogan 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. The interview took place in the North Carolina state prison, where Bogan was incarcerated for manslaughter. He tells about his father going to war to fight with his master for the Confederacy. The wife of the slave owner was a Yankee sympathizer. Bogan...

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Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Davis 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. Davis talks about life on the plantation.

Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Beckwith 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. Beckwith describes conditions under slavery as "happy days" and says that the slaves cursed Abraham Lincoln for emancipation. He relates how the Yankees ransacked the plantation when they arrived. He and his family remained on the plantation long after...