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Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives

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SLAVE NARRATIVES
A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
- TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT 1936-1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
VOLUME VII
KENTUCKY NARRATIVES
- Prepared by The Federal Writers' Project of The Works Progress Administration For the State of Kentucky
INFORMANTS
COMBINED INTERVIEWS
- Garrard County. Ex-Slave Stories. (Eliza Ison) [HW: Ky 9] Interview with Dan Bogie:
- Garrard County. Ex-Slave Stories. (Eliza Ison) [HW: Ky 13] Interview with George Henderson:
- Garrard County. Ex-Slave Stories. (Eliza Ison) [HW: Ky 11] Aunt Harriet Mason—Ex-Slave:
- Garrard County. Ex-Slave Stories. (Eliza Ison) Interview with Bert Mayfield:
- Mercer County. Ex-Slave Stories. (Hazel Cinnamon) Interview with Will Oats—Ex-Slave:
- Garrard County. Ex-Slave Stories. (Eliza Ison) Aunt Belle Robinson:
- Monroe County. Folklore. (Lenneth Jones-242) [HW: Essay] Uncle Edd Shirley (97): Janitor at Tompkinsville Drug Co. and Hospital, Tompkinsville, Ky.
- Garrard County. Ex-Slave Stories. (Eliza Ison) Interview with Ex-Slave Uncle Wes Woods:
- COMBINED INTERVIEWS: Customs: By Counties Slavery: Local History and Dialect
- ANDERSON CO. (Mildred Roberts) Story of Ann Gudgel (age unknown):
- UNION CO. (Ruby Garten) Mrs. Heyburn:
- CALLOWAY CO. (L. Cherry) Story of Uncle George Scruggs, a colored slave:
- GARRARD CO. (Sue Higgins) Story of Aunt Harriet Mason age 100—a slave girl:
- BOYD CO. (Carl F. Hall) Rev. John R. Cox:
- WAYNE CO. (Gertrude Vogler) [Mrs. Duncan:]
- DAVIES CO. (Cecelia Laswell) [Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander:]
- LAUREL CO. (Perry Larkey) Amelia Jones:
- Jenny McKee:
- JEFFERSON CO. (Byers York) Susan Dale Sanders:
- John Anderson:
- Joana Owens:
- [Martha J. Jones:]
- FLOYD CO. (John I. Sturgill) Charlie Richmond:
- OWENS CO. (John Forsee) George Dorsey:
- CHRISTIAN CO. (Mamie Hanberry) Annie B. Boyd:
- Kate Billingsby:
- Nannie Eaves:
- Mary Wright:
- CLAY CO. (Pearl House) Sophia Word:
- BOYD CO. (Carl F. Hall)
- BELL CO. (Nelle Shumate) Mandy Gibson:
- BREATHITT CO. (Margaret Bishop) As told by Scott Mitchell, a former slave:
- UNION CO. (Ruby J. Girten) A Bill of Sale:
- WILL—Nancy Austin:
- ROCKCASTLE CO. (Robert Mullins)
- CLARK CO. (Mayme Nunnelley)
- MONTGOMERY CO. (Gladys Robertson)
- MONROE CO. (Lenneth Jones) (Uncle) Edd Shirley:
- The Story of Mrs. C. Hood:
- ESTILL CO. (Evelyn McLemore) Story of Peter Bruner, a former slave:
- CHRISTIAN CO. (Mamie Hanbery) [HW: Ky 3] Story of Easter Sudie Campbell, (age about 72, Webber St., Hopkinsville, Ky.)
- [Story of Uncle Dick:]
- Annie Morgan:
- Story of Cora Torian: (217 W. 2nd St., Hopkinsville, Ky.—Age 71.)
- Tale of Mary Wooldridge: (Clarksville Pike—Age about 103.)
- CALDWELL CO. (Mary E. O'Malley) [HW: Ky 6]
- BALLARD CO. (J.R. Wilkerson) [HW: Ky 7] [Tinie Force and Elvira Lewis:]
- LAWRENCE CO. (Edna Lane Carter)
- LESLIE CO. (Viola Bowling)
- GARRARD CO. (Sue Higgins)
- [Mrs. Jennie Slavin:]
- WEBSTER CO. (J. Dunbar)
- CALDWELL CO. (Mary E. O'Malley) Esther Hudspeth:
- ANDERSON CO. (Mildred Roberts)
- KNOX CO. (Stewart Carey)
- CLARK CO. (Mayme Nunnelley)
- CASEY CO. (R.L. Nesbitt)
- CHRISTIAN CO. (Mamie Hanbery)
- HOPKINS CO. (M. Hanberry)
- MARTIN CO. (Cullen Jude)