A301-4493SL Slave Narratives

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In Folder: A 301.4493 SL Slave narratives / Alfred E. Menn, Travis County W.P.A. District No. 9, 1937

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A301-4493SL Slave Narratives

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Identifier: (Sirsi) AAP-0494

Title: Slave narratives / Alfred E. Menn, Travis County W.P.A. District No. 9, 1937.

Description: Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves created by the W.P.A. As part of the New Deal National Writers Project in 1937, journalist Alfred Menn interviewed former slaves and transcribed their narratives, which produced a volume of over 300 pages. The narratives recount the lives of people, some very old at the time of their interviews, many of whom had toiled in the fields and worked as craftsmen or domestic servants. These copies were transcribed from original transcripts in the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

Date Created: 1937

Date Created Range: 1930s

Creator: Menn, Alfred E.

Creator: Works Progress Administration

Collection: General Collection

Subject: African Americans

Subject: Enslaved persons

Publisher: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Item Type: Text

Required citation: [A301-4493SL Slave Narratives], Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Rights: Public Domain - The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. This item is free to use following copyright law in the United States and may be used without obtaining permission. Please credit the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library using the required credit line as a courtesy.

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