Folklore History': Ex-Slave Interviews Reveal Both Common And Varying Experiences

Authors

James D. Hardy

ISBN

253338034

Publication Date

2000-10-01

Publisher

Indiana University Press

Abstract

In 1936, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Writers' Project initiated a program to collect oral biographies and reminiscences from former slaves. Field workers solicited and edited thousands of slave narratives, some of which were sent to the Library of Congress, while others went to l....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.3.2.14

Recommended Citation

Hardy, James D. (2001) "Folklore History': Ex-Slave Interviews Reveal Both Common And Varying Experiences," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 3 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.3.2.14
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol3/iss2/14