Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 312 United States. Work Projects Administration Administration, Work Projects Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Narrative_Collection Produced by Andrea Ball and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from images provided by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves" is a historical account compiled by the Federal Writers' Project during the late 1930s. This collection, specifically focused on narratives from former slaves in Arkansas, provides firsthand accounts of their lives, experiences during slavery, and reflections on freedom. The volume seeks to document their stories, capturing a vital aspect of American history through the voices of those who lived it. At the start of the volume, we are introduced to various informants, each sharing different facets of their lives as enslaved individuals. For instance, Charlie Vaden recalls his family's struggles and experiences, including his father's flight to war and his own journey through life after slavery, filled with marriages and personal hardships. Ellen Vaden reflects on the reality of living in a community impacted by the Ku Klux Klan, while Nettie Van Buren shares memories of her mother’s life as a slave. The interviews juxtapose personal anecdotes with broader historical themes, illustrating a complex tapestry of resilience, cultural heritage, and the challenges faced in the post-slavery era. Each narrative provides insight into the individual characters of former slaves, their familial bonds, and their adaptation to life after the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Slave narratives -- Arkansas Enslaved persons -- Arkansas -- Biography Enslaved persons -- Arkansas -- Social conditions Slavery -- Arkansas African Americans -- Arkansas -- Biography E300 Text Slavery Category: Biographies Category: History - American 424885 2025-07-05T07:34:55.537391 text/html 375613 2024-10-28T18:41:18 text/html 281553 2025-07-05T07:35:05.385310 application/epub+zip 286758 2025-07-05T07:34:59.707309 application/epub+zip 217289 2025-07-05T07:34:58.245354 application/epub+zip 629351 2025-07-05T07:35:09.060311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595859 2025-07-05T07:35:04.241298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301747 2022-09-05T13:11:54.069177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367530 2023-10-05T09:18:09.671485 text/plain 347330 2024-10-28T18:41:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17265 2025-07-05T07:35:09.187293 application/rdf+xml 28842 2025-07-05T07:34:58.765311 image/jpeg 4981 2025-07-05T07:34:58.503331 image/jpeg 273016 2025-07-05T07:34:55.567382 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia