Project Gutenberg 2010-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 552 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 XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Narrative_Collection Produced by Miranda van de Heijning and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://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. This work provides firsthand accounts and interviews with former enslaved people, offering a unique insight into their experiences and the complexities of the institution of slavery in America. The narratives document the diverse backgrounds of the narrators and capture the cultural, social, and economic aspects of their lives before and after emancipation. The beginning of the book introduces the reader to various former slaves from Texas, sharing snippets of their lives through personal stories. One narrator, Willis Easter, recounts his early memories as a child slave and includes details about his family's cooking skills and beliefs in folklore, such as conjuring. Other accounts include Anderson and Minerva Edwards, who reflect on their experiences and the impact of the Civil War on their lives. These stories not only convey the hardships faced during their enslavement but also illustrate moments of resilience, community, and cultural traditions, setting a poignant tone for the narratives within the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Texas -- Biography Enslaved persons -- Texas -- Biography African Americans -- Texas -- Interviews African Americans -- Texas -- History -- Sources E300 Text Slavery Category: Biographies Category: History - American 539124 2025-07-12T14:16:23.998943 text/html 532767 2021-01-06T01:36:41 text/html 25238430 2025-07-12T14:17:14.352247 application/epub+zip 25224162 2025-07-12T14:16:45.836425 application/epub+zip 285045 2025-07-12T14:16:27.231987 application/epub+zip 10033867 2025-07-12T14:17:23.060159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9981641 2025-07-12T14:16:54.663328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354721 2022-09-14T09:22:02.506458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472426 2025-07-12T14:16:22.447968 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472139 2021-01-06T01:36:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472130 2021-01-06T01:36:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22278 2025-07-12T14:17:23.260157 application/rdf+xml 28312 2025-07-12T14:16:27.784906 image/jpeg 4999 2025-07-12T14:16:27.515904 image/jpeg 181889 2021-01-06T01:36:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 25055089 2021-01-06T01:36:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 181874 2021-01-06T01:36:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 25233555 2025-07-12T14:16:24.417923 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