Gabrl Blow Sof: Sumter County, Alabama, Slave Narratives

by David Taylor, Alan Brown (Editor), Ruby Pickens Tartt (Editor)

Together for the first time, these slave narratives from Sumter County, Alabama - most of them collected by Ruby Pickens Tartt under the auspices of the WPA - offer rich insight into the periods of the Civil War and Reconstruction. (Collected during the Great Depression, they naturally reflect on that period also, if one reads between the lines.) The tales are by turns sad, shocking, and humorous; some are organized as stories, some as character sketches, some and litanies of intermingled remembrances and complaints - whatever their organization, they each evoke a time in our joint American history that must not be forgotten.

117 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

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Reviews

[Huck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Major applause for Ruby Pickens Tartt helping spearhead the collecting of these tales. This should be required reading in Alabama public schools.