Voices from the Days of Slavery. Approximately four million Americans enslaved in the United States were freed at the conclusion of the American Civil War. The year 1939 in motion pictures is widely considered the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the.The stories of a few thousand have been passed on to future generations through word of mouth, diaries, letters, records, or written transcripts of interviews. Only twenty- six audio- recorded interviews of ex- slaves have been found. This collection captures the stories of former slaves in their own words and voices. Little biographical information about them is available. Apart from their voices, photographs have been found only for the seven individuals below. Look at their faces as you listen to them talk about their lives, describing what it was like being a slave and becoming free. Fountain Hughes, Age 1. You wasn't treated as good as they treat dogs now. But still I didn't like to talk about it. Because it makes, makes people feel bad you know. Uh, I, I could say a whole lot I don't like to say. And I won't say a whole lot more. Fountain Hughes, circa 1. Photograph courtesy of The Jeffersonian newspaper, Towson, Maryland. Top. George Johnson, Age Unknown. Bermuda's History 1900 to 1939 pre-war Island's role before and after Great War 1914-1916 up to World War 2. By Keith Archibald Forbes (see About Us) exclusively for. Interesting Civil War facts, including causes, effects, women, African Americans, famous battles, and more. He was president of the Southern Confederacy. He owned my grandfather and my father. Brought them from Richmond, Virginia. Library of Congress Manuscripts Division - Montgomery Family Papers. Photomechanical print. Top. Uncle Bob Ledbetter, Age 7. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division - Lomax Collection. Read about writer and poet Richard Wright, author of the acclaimed works Black Boy and Native Son, at Biography.com. On this day in History, Germans invade Poland on Sep 01, 1939. Learn more about what happened today on History. The First Jewish Lie: The Old Testament fabrication that the Israelites were slaves in Egypt — John Kaminski. Call Number: LOT 7. B, no. Top. Isom Moseley, Age 8. And when they found out they was free, they worked on shares, they tell me. Worked on shares, didn't rent no land, they worked on shares. Now you know I was a boy, I'm about explaining to the best of my understanding. They say they worked on shares. I think they said it was, was it fourth, or third I think. They got the third, I think they say, what they made,??? Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division - Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection. Photograph by Marion Post Walcott. Call Number: LC- USF3. M5. Top. Uncle Billy Mc. Crea, Age 8. 9. I was a good size boy then. And then what they call Freedman Bureau, you hear tell of it ain't you? And they prosecuting people you know, what they do, you know, and all like that, and I mean just as hard as they could. I've seen two mens they had they were punishing for what they do. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division - Lomax Collection. Call Number: LOT 7. F, no. Top. Wallace Quarterman, Age 8. And so I run down in the field and, and whooped and holler, they done, he done told them Mr. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division - Lomax Collection. Photograph by Alan Lomax. Call Number: LOT 7. C, no. Top. Charlie Smith, Age Uncertain . Put another one up there. Me highest bid, which ever one bid, gives the most, he'll carry him to his plant, that the white, in the South. And they went to mistreating the, the colored. Getting children by the colored women. And all such as that, getting colored. And the white find it out, how they was treating them. And they come down here, the first war ever was in the United State was the North and South fought a war to free the colored. Photograph by Peggy Kehoe, courtesy of The Polk County Democrat, Bartow, Florida.
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