Project Gutenberg 2006-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 471 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 3 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Narrative_Collection Produced by Reda and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division) "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States" is a historical account compiled by the Federal Writers' Project during the late 1930s. The work consists of firsthand accounts and interviews with former enslaved individuals, primarily focusing on their experiences, memories, and perspectives on plantation life and the institution of slavery in the United States. This rich oral history sheds light on the complexities of life as a slave, illustrating both the harsh realities and the personal narrations of those who lived through it. At the start of the narratives, we are introduced to several interviewees whose recollections offer vivid depictions of their lives on plantations in Georgia. For instance, Jennie Kendricks remembers her childhood on a cotton plantation, illustrating the family dynamics within slavery, daily routines, and the occasional kindnesses from their owners. Other narratives include various accounts of food, clothing, living conditions, the roles of masters, and the celebrations that marked community life, as well as a troubling acknowledgment of the violence and restrictions imposed by overseers and the system. Through these interviews, the opening portion effectively sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the multifaceted experiences of enslaved people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.5 (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 Category: Biographies Category: History - American 559540 2025-10-08T04:44:10.651258 text/html 546804 2006-06-01T15:03:16 text/html 355144 2025-10-08T04:44:22.968740 application/epub+zip 360017 2025-10-08T04:44:15.780275 application/epub+zip 300648 2025-10-08T04:44:13.836248 application/epub+zip 715011 2025-10-08T04:44:27.405724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672441 2025-10-08T04:44:21.045224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379313 2022-09-09T04:01:45.294686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497121 2025-10-08T04:44:09.539261 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496879 2006-06-01T15:03:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496870 2006-06-01T15:03:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21436 2025-10-08T04:44:27.553673 application/rdf+xml 28423 2025-10-08T04:44:14.364256 image/jpeg 4923 2025-10-08T04:44:14.100253 image/jpeg 193464 2006-06-01T15:03:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 203696 2006-06-01T15:03:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 193447 2006-06-01T15:03:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 334822 2025-10-08T04:44:10.696270 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