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Florida Slave Narratives
1936-1938

According to the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, "These life histories were written by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers' Project for the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936-1940...the histories describe the informant's family education, income, occupation, political views, religion and mores, medical needs, diet and miscellaneous observations. Pseudonyms are often substituted for individuals and places named in the narrative texts."


Andrews, Samuel Simeon
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Austin, Bill
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Berry, Frank
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Biddie, Mary Minus
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Boyd, Rev. Eli
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Boynton, Rivana
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Brooks, Matilda
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Bynes, Titus I.
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Clayton, Florida
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Coates, "Father" Charles
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Dorsey, Douglas
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Gilbert, Taylor
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Gragston, Arnold
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Hilyard, Della Bess
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Hooks, Rebecca
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Jackson, Rev. Squires
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Kemp, John Henry
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Knight, Emma
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Lee, Randall
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Lycurgas, Edward
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Maxwell, Henry
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

McCray, Amanda
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Mitchell, Christine
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Moore, Lindsey
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Mullen, Mack
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Napoleon, Louis
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Nickerson, Margrett
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Parish, Douglas
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Pretty, George
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Scott, Anna
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Sherman, William
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Simms, Andrew
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Smalls, Samuel
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Williams, Willis
Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

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