Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project

Year Created: 1936

Description: 17 volumes that tell over 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and their experiences being enslaved. The federal writers collected these narration projects from 1936-38, with 500 pictures included. The published volumes are categorized alphabetically by state and by the surname of the interviewee.

Source: Library of Congress

Citation: Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, -1938. 2001. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection/.