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Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories -- audio recordings made of people who had experienced slavery first-hand. The recordings provide a unique opportunity to learn of the lives they led in their own voices.
Interview with Alice Gaston, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1941 (2)
Interview with Ann Scott, St. Helena Island, South Carolina (Gullah), June 27, 1932 (part 1 of 2) (2)
Interview with Ann Scott, St. Helena Island, South Carolina (Gullah), June 27, 1932 (part 2 of 2) (2)
Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 4) (2)
Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 2 of 4) (2)
Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 3 of 4) (2)
Interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 4 of 4) (2)
Interview with Aunt Phoebe Boyd, Dunnsville, Virginia, 1935 (part 1 of 8) (2)
Interview with Aunt Phoebe Boyd, Dunnsville, Virginia, 1935 (part 2 of 8) (2)
Interview with Aunt Phoebe Boyd, Dunnsville, Virginia, 1935 (part 3 of 8) (2)
Interview with Aunt Phoebe Boyd, Dunnsville, Virginia, 1935 (part 4 of 8) (2)
Interview with Aunt Phoebe Boyd, Dunnsville, Virginia, 1935 (part 5 of 8) (2)
Interview with Aunt Phoebe Boyd, Dunnsville, Virginia, 1935 (part 6 of 8) (2)
Interview with Aunt Phoebe Boyd, Dunnsville, Virginia, 1935 (part 7 of 8) (2)
Interview with Aunt Phoebe Boyd, Dunnsville, Virginia, 1935 (part 8 of 8) (2)
Charlie Smith on His 134th Birthday, 1976
Interview with Charlie Smith, Bartow, Florida, March 17, 1975 (2)
Interview with Dave White, St. Simons Island, Georgia (Gullah), July 26, 1933 (part 1 of 2) (2)
Interview with Dave White, St. Simons Island, Georgia (Gullah), July 26, 1933 (part 2 of 2) (2)
Fountain Hughes, circa 1952. Photograph courtesy of The Jeffersonian newspaper, Towson, Maryland..jpg
Interview with Fountain Hughes, Baltimore, Maryland, June 11, 1949 (2)
George Johnson, circa 1935. Library of Congress Manuscripts Division - Montgomery Family Papers. Photomechanical print
Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 1 of 6) (2)
Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 2 of 6) (2)
Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 3 of 6) (2)
Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 4 of 6) (2)
Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 5 of 6) (2)
Interview with George Johnson, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, September 1941 (part 6 of 6) (2)
Interview with Irene Williams, Rome, Mississippi, October 1940 (part 1 of 3) (2)
Interview with Irene Williams, Rome, Mississippi, October 1940 (part 2 of 3) (2)
Interview with Irene Williams, Rome, Mississippi, October 1940 (part 3 of 3) (2)
Isom Moseley, October, 1939 Library of Congress Prints Photographs.jpg
Interview with Isom Moseley, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1941 (2)
Interview with Joe McDonald, Livingston, Alabama, 1940 (part 1 of 2) (2)
Interview with Joe McDonald, Livingston, Alabama, 1940 (part 2 of 2) (2)
Interview with Mrs. Annie Williams, Petersburg, Virginia, ca. 1937-1940 (2)
Interview with Mrs. Celia Black, Tyler, Texas, October 11, 1974 (2)
Interview with Mrs. Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 5) (2)
Interview with Mrs. Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 2 of 5) (2)
Interview with Mrs. Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 3 of 5) (2)
Interview with Mrs. Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 4 of 5) (2)
Interview with Mrs. Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 5 of 5) (2)
Interview with Mrs. Williams, Norfolk, Virginia, ca. 1937-1940 (2)
Interview with Sally Ashton, Albemarle Co., Virginia, Summer or Fall 1934 (2)
Interview with Samuel Polite, St. Helena Island, South Carolina (Gullah), June 27, 1932 (part 1 of 2) (2)
Interview with Samuel Polite, St. Helena Island, South Carolina (Gullah), June 27, 1932 (part 2 of 2) (2)
Interview with Sarah Ashton Brooks, Albemarle Co., Virginia, Summer or Fall 1934 (2)
Interview with Sarah Garner, Virginia, May 7, 1935 (part 1 of 4) (2)
Interview with Sarah Garner, Virginia, May 7, 1935 (part 2 of 4) (2)
Interview with Sarah Garner, Virginia, May 7, 1935 (part 3 of 4) (2)
Interview with Sarah Garner, Virginia, May 7, 1935 (part 4 of 4) (2)
Interview with Susan A. Quall, Johns Island, South Carolina (Gullah), May 16, 1932 (part 1 of 2) (2)
Interview with Susan A. Quall, Johns Island, South Carolina (Gullah), May 16, 1932 (part 2 of 2) (2)
Interview with Susanna Rebecca Wright Thompson, Oldhams, Virginia, 1935 (part 1 of 6) (2)
Interview with Susanna Rebecca Wright Thompson, Oldhams, Virginia, 1935 (part 2 of 6) (2)
Interview with Susanna Rebecca Wright Thompson, Oldhams, Virginia, 1935 (part 3 of 6) (2)
Interview with Susanna Rebecca Wright Thompson, Oldhams, Virginia, 1935 (part 4 of 6) (2)
Interview with Susanna Rebecca Wright Thompson, Oldhams, Virginia, 1935 (part 5 of 6) (2)
Interview with Susanna Rebecca Wright Thompson, Oldhams, Virginia, 1935 (part 6 of 6) (2)
Billy McCrea, October, 1940. Library of Congress.jpg
Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 (part 1 of 2) (2)
Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 (part 2 of 2) (2)
Interview with Uncle Bob Ledbetter, Oil City, Louisiana, 1940 (2)
Interview with Virginia Ex-Slaves, Petersburg, Virginia, ca. 1937-1940 (1)
Wallace Quarterman, 1935. Library of Congress.jpg
Interview with Wallace Quarterman, Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia (Gullah), June 1935 (part 1 of 3) (2)
Interview with Wallace Quarterman, Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia (Gullah), June 1935 (part 2 of 3) (2)
Interview with Wallace Quarterman, Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia (Gullah), June 1935 (part 3 of 3) (2)
Interview with Wallace Quarterman, St. Simons Island, Georgia (Gullah), August 5, 1933 (part 1 of 2) (1)
Interview with Wallace Quarterman, St. Simons Island, Georgia (Gullah), August 5, 1933 (part 2 of 2) (2)