Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 622 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 IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Narrative_Collection Produced by Jeannie Howse, 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" is a historical account prepared by the Federal Writers' Project, compiled during the late 1930s. This volume presents firsthand interviews with former slaves, documenting their experiences and lives under slavery, specifically focusing on narratives from Georgia. Through the voices of these informants, the book sheds light on plantation life, the daily struggles and joys of enslaved individuals, and the complex relationships they had with their masters. At the start of the book, several interviews introduce varied perspectives from informants like Rachel Adams and Uncle Wash, who share memories of their childhood during slavery. For instance, Rachel describes her upbringing, detailing life in mud-daubed cabins, the food they ate, and the strict punishments associated with work. Uncle Wash recounts his experiences on a plantation, highlighting the bonds between families that were preserved even during the trauma of enslavement. These opening narratives not only provide vivid imagery of the conditions under slavery but also emphasize the resilience and strength of these individuals who lived through such challenging times. Each voice adds to a collective historical memory, allowing readers to grasp the realities of slavery from a personal and cultural lens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Enslaved persons -- Georgia -- Biography Slave narratives -- Georgia Enslaved persons -- Georgia -- Social conditions Slavery -- Georgia African Americans -- Georgia -- Biography E300 Text Slavery Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 573856 2025-06-06T05:43:54.112336 text/html 562074 2020-12-18T08:45:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 388258 2025-06-06T05:44:05.398270 application/epub+zip 396283 2025-06-06T05:43:58.700276 application/epub+zip 301051 2025-06-06T05:43:57.114330 application/epub+zip 748559 2025-06-06T05:44:10.294323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720607 2025-06-06T05:44:04.293298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394505 2022-09-07T03:03:34.394952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536454 2023-10-06T09:47:48.401619 text/plain 17262 2025-06-06T05:44:10.435227 application/rdf+xml 28423 2025-06-06T05:43:57.708304 image/jpeg 4923 2025-06-06T05:43:57.418302 image/jpeg 379213 2025-06-06T05:43:54.168331 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