Project Gutenberg 2011-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 2473 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 I, Alabama Narratives Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Narrative_Collection Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from…," compiled by the Federal Writers’ Project, is a historical account prepared in the late 1930s. This work gathers first-hand accounts from former slaves in the United States, emphasizing their personal experiences and memories of life in bondage, particularly through interviews conducted in Alabama. The book provides a unique perspective on the complexities of slavery, featuring various narrators and their distinct stories, which reflect the spectrum of experiences among enslaved individuals. The opening of the narrative introduces several former slaves through a series of interviews, detailing their lives both before and after the Emancipation. Figures like Uncle Charlie Aarons recount their childhood memories of being sold, their experiences with masters, and the harsh realities of work and life on plantations. Other voices, like Aunt Molly Ammonds and Anthony Abercrombie, share glimpses of the community, traditions, and resilient spirits that characterized their lives. Each narrative snapshot portrays the personal history and emotions of individuals as they recount their struggles and survival during and after slavery, setting the stage for a profound reflection on a pivotal aspect of American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Slave narratives -- Alabama Slavery -- Alabama African Americans -- Alabama -- Biography Enslaved persons -- Alabama -- Biography Enslaved persons -- Alabama -- Social conditions E300 Text Slavery Category: Biographies Category: History - American 873805 2025-10-14T14:57:28.237369 text/html 861841 2011-05-02T20:35:02 text/html 5255938 2025-10-14T14:57:57.493255 application/epub+zip 5423997 2025-01-14T16:19:23.947352 application/pdf 851850 2025-01-14T16:18:57.353527 application/pdf 5261814 2025-10-14T14:57:39.995287 application/epub+zip 547944 2025-10-14T14:57:33.971372 application/epub+zip 5635583 2025-10-14T14:58:08.113188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5514728 2025-10-14T14:57:53.522235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577477 2022-09-16T12:57:57.740890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704662 2025-10-14T14:57:26.866391 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 733617 2011-05-02T20:37:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 704780 2011-05-02T20:38:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 704778 2011-05-02T20:38:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27488 2025-10-14T14:58:08.292134 application/rdf+xml 715420 2025-10-14T14:57:26.511344 text/x-rst 715416 2011-05-02T20:35:36 text/x-rst 29106 2025-10-14T14:57:35.985313 image/jpeg 5176 2025-10-14T14:57:34.932298 image/jpeg 283993 2011-05-02T20:37:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 279483 2011-05-02T20:38:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 4851833 2011-05-02T20:35:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 4835960 2011-05-02T20:35:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 279471 2011-05-02T20:38:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 4984553 2025-10-14T14:57:28.453386 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