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Title: Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
Tennessee Narratives

Author: Work Projects Administration

Release Date: November 27, 2006 [EBook #19932]

Language: English

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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

_Illustrated with Photographs_

WASHINGTON 1941

VOLUME XV

TENNESSEE NARRATIVES

Prepared by
the Federal Writers' Project of
the Works Progress Administration
for the State of Tennessee

INFORMANTS

Batson, Frances 1

Casey, Julia 3
Chappel, Cecelia 5
Childress, Wiley 9

Falls, Robert 11

Gaines, Rachel 17
Goole, Frankie 19
Gray, Precilla 24
Greer, Jenny 27
Grisham, Emma 28

Hudson, Measy 31
Hyde, Patsy 33

Kannon, Ellis Ken 37

Martin, Scott 40
Matthews, Ann 43
Moore, Rev. John 47
Moss, Andrew 49
Moss, Mollie 55

Odell, Andy 60

Parker, Laura Ramsey 62

Reece, Naisy 64

Simpkins, Millie 66
Star, Joseph Leonidas 70

Thomas, Dan 74

Watkins, Sylvia 76

Young, Narcissus 80

INTERVIEW
FRANCES