WPA Slave Narratives
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
resource documents/wpa.html
In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration sponsored a Federal Writers' Project dedicated to chronicling the experience of slavery as remembered by former slaves. Their stories were recorded and transcribed.
Slave Memories
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/memories/
A Flash Interactive with audio clips of first hand accounts recorded by the WPA.
Books for Students
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
resource documents/kids.html
A resource of books written about slavery for children and teens.
Legal Rights and Government
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/legal/narratives.html
Transcribed interviews with audio clips of personal slave narratives relating to the theme of legal rights and government.
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/legal/docs.html
Primary-source documents related to legal rights and government -- includes legal documents, court papers, pamplets and more.
The Family
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/family/narratives.html
Transcribed interviews with audio clips of personal slave narratives relating to the theme of family.
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/family/docs.html
Primary-source documents related to the slave family -- includes newspaper articles and ads, letters, journal writing, and narratives.
Men, Women and Gender
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/gender/narratives.html
Transcribed interviews with audio clips of personal slave narratives relating to the theme of men, women and gender.
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/gender/docs.html
Primary-source documents related to the theme of men, women and gender -- includes speeches and sermons, pamphlets, newspaper articles and ads, journal writings, and narratives.
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Living Conditions
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/living/narratives.html
Transcribed interviews with audio clips of personal slave narratives relating to the theme of living conditions.
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/living/docs.html
Primary-source documents related to the theme of slave living conditions -- includes laws and proclamations, letters, journal writings, narratives, poetry and literature.
Education, Arts, & Culture
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/education/narratives.html
Personal Narratives including transcribed interviews with audio clips of personal slave narratives relating to the theme of education, arts and culture.
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/education/docs.html
Primary-source documents related the theme of education, arts and culture -- includes laws and proclamations, meeting minutes, pamplets, petitions, letters, and narratives.
Religion
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/religion/narratives.html
Transcribed interviews with audio clips of personal slave narratives relating to the theme of religion.
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/religion/docs.html
Primary-source documents related to the theme of religion -- includes laws and proclamations, speeches, sermons, pamphlets, petitions, narratives, music, and lyrics.
Responses to Enslavement
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/responses/narratives.html
Transcribed interviews with audio clips of personal slave narratives relating to the theme of responding to enslavement.
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/responses/docs.html
Primary-source documents related to responding to enslavement -- includes laws and proclamations, court records, newspaper articles and ads, letters, narratives, journal writings, music and lyrics.
Freedom and Emancipation
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/freedom/narratives.html
Transcribed interviews with audio clips of personal slave narratives relating to the theme of freedom and emancipation.
http://www.pbs.org/slavery/
experience/freedom/docs.html
Primary-source documents relating to freedom and emancipation -- includes laws and proclamations, personal records, speeches, sermons, newspaper articles and ads, letters and journal writings.
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