Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume VI, Kansas Narratives

"Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves" by United States. Work Projects Administration, shares powerful accounts of life under slavery and the transition to freedom, as told by those who lived it. Through interviews conducted in the late 1930s and compiled in 1941, former slaves like Clayton Holbert, Bill Simms, and Belle Williams recount their experiences, giving unforgettable insights into plantation life, familial bonds, and relationships with slaveholders. These narratives paint a complex picture of survival, community, and personal loyalty amidst the hardships of slavery and the shifting landscape after the Civil War. Their recollections reveal not only the cruelty of the system but also the quiet acts of compassion and the determination of those who endured it.