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Barbour, Charlie

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: ca. 1851

Biography

Charlie Barbour was born in approximately 1851 to Seth and Candice. He had five siblings. He was a former slave to Bob Lumford in Smithfield, North Carolina.

Citation:
Slave Narrative Project, via WWW, November 12, 2020 (Charlie Barbour; b. approx. 1851 to Seth and Candice; five siblings; former slave to Bob Lumford in Smithfield, North Carolina)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mary A. Hicks interview with Charlie Barbour

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230346394]
Identifier: MSS 2888
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...
Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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