Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories

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Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 (part 1 of 2)

Contributor: McCrea, Billy - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
Date: 1940-01-01

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Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 (part 2 of 2)

Contributor: McCrea, Billy - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
Date: 1940-01-01

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Interview with Uncle Bob Ledbetter, Oil City, Louisiana, 1940

Contributor: Ledbetter, Bob - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
Date: 1940-01-01

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Interview with Joe McDonald, Livingston, Alabama, 1940 (part 1 of 2)

Contributor: McDonald, Joe - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
Date: 1940-01-01

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Interview with Joe McDonald, Livingston, Alabama, 1940 (part 2 of 2)

Contributor: McDonald, Joe - Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Unidentified Female Interviewee
Date: 1940-01-01

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 1 of 6)

Contributor: Jones, Lewis Wade - Lomax, Alan - Johnson, George - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 2 of 6)

Contributor: Jones, Lewis Wade - Lomax, Alan - Johnson, George - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 3 of 6)

Contributor: Jones, Lewis Wade - Lomax, Alan - Johnson, George - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 4 of 6)

Contributor: Jones, Lewis Wade - Lomax, Alan - Johnson, George - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 5 of 6)

Contributor: Jones, Lewis Wade - Lomax, Alan - Johnson, George - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 6 of 6)

Contributor: Jones, Lewis Wade - Lomax, Alan - Johnson, George - Johnson, Charles Spurgeon - Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton - Work, John W. (John Wesley)
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 5)

Contributor: Smalley, Laura - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 2 of 5)

Contributor: Smalley, Laura - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 3 of 5)

Contributor: Smalley, Laura - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 4 of 5)

Contributor: Smalley, Laura - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 5 of 5)

Contributor: Smalley, Laura - Unidentified Female Interviewer - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 4)

Contributor: Smith, Harriet - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 2 of 4)

Contributor: Smith, Harriet - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 3 of 4)

Contributor: Smith, Harriet - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 4 of 4)

Contributor: Smith, Harriet - Faulk, John Henry
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Isom Moseley, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1941

Contributor: Moseley, Isom - Sonkin, Robert
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Alice Gaston, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1941

Contributor: Gaston, Alice - Sonkin, Robert
Date: 1941-01-01

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Interview with Fountain Hughes, Baltimore, Maryland, June 11, 1949

Contributor: Hughes, Fountain - Norwood, Hermond
Date: 1949-06-11

Collection

Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories The recordings of former slaves in Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories took place between 1932 and 1975 in nine states. Twenty-two interviewees discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom. Several individuals sing songs, many of which were learned during the time of their enslavement. It is important to note that all of the interviewees…

Contributor: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - American Folklife Center
Date: 2004

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