Indiana Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves

From 1936 to 1938, the Works Projects Administration (WPA) commissioned writers to collect the life histories of former slaves. This work was compiled under the Franklin Roosevelt administration during the New Deal and economic relief and recovery program. Each entry represents an oral history of a former slave or a descendant of a former slave and his or her personal account of life during slavery and emancipation. These interviews were published as type written records that were difficult to read. This new edition has been enlarged and enhanced for greater legibility. No library collection in Indiana would be complete without a copy of Indiana Slave Narratives.

ISBN-13: 9781878592798

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: North American Book Distributors, LLC

Publication Date: 12-31-1938

Pages: 226

Product Dimensions: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.56d

Series: Fwp Slave Narratives