Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 4

by United States. Work Projects Administration

"Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from…" is a collection compiled between 1936 and 1938 by the Federal Writers' Project. Over 2,000 interviews with formerly enslaved individuals were documented across seventeen states, preserving their life stories before that generation disappeared. The collection sparked controversy, as white interviewers conducted most interviews during Jim Crow, raising questions about bias and how racial dynamics shaped the narratives. Despite these concerns, the collection remains a vital historical resource containing over 10,000 pages of testimonies.