Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 171 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 VI, Kansas Narratives 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 and published in 1941. This book serves as a collection of firsthand testimonies from former slaves, capturing their experiences and memories from their time in bondage, as well as their lives after the Civil War. It offers a poignant and personal perspective on the harsh realities of slavery and the resilience of the human spirit. The content of the book is structured around interviews with several former slaves, sharing vivid recollections of their lives on plantations, their relationships with family and masters, and the impact of the Civil War and freedom on their communities. Key figures include Clayton Holbert, who describes farm life and communal support among enslaved families; Bill Simms, who reflects on a life spent under a kind master and his journey toward freedom; and Belle Williams, who recounts her experiences of displacement and loyalty to her original master. Their stories illuminate the complexities of their circumstances, encompassing themes of survival, family, and loss, while also highlighting moments of kindness and humanity within the brutal framework of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography Slave narratives Slavery -- Kansas E300 Text Slavery Category: Biographies Category: History - American 54416 2025-08-05T08:02:27.532713 text/html 28802 2024-10-28T18:43:18 text/html 148502 2025-08-05T08:02:33.657672 application/epub+zip 146835 2025-08-05T08:02:31.282720 application/epub+zip 88808 2025-08-05T08:02:30.022712 application/epub+zip 392932 2025-08-05T08:02:35.291720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383744 2025-08-05T08:02:32.828708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84095 2022-09-05T13:29:01.168855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47182 2025-08-05T08:02:27.289715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27049 2024-10-28T18:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17065 2025-08-05T08:02:35.419657 application/rdf+xml 29269 2025-08-05T08:02:30.528688 image/jpeg 5153 2025-08-05T08:02:30.274694 image/jpeg 150826 2025-08-05T08:02:27.538716 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