Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kansas Narratives

by Work Projects Administration

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genres: History

12 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are only 3 narratives in the Kansas collection, and they are good ones! They are a little longer, and easier to read. Curiously, all three had good masters, who never beat or sold their slaves, and allowed them some education. Why is does Kansas only have three? Why are they all positive? I wish I knew.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very small collection of narratives, only three. However, the three shared show a very different and more humane set of slave owners. This small collection illustrates that there were some slave owners who actually treated these people with respect. I know this is a very small percentage because I still have a large amount of the narratives to read, but it was a nice way to start off the collection. Full of history and truth, this edition of the narratives is very good, albeit very small.

[Michelle Armster · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is no such thing as a good master!

The narrative only includes interviews of formerly enslaved Africans who had "good" masters. It seems suspect and self serving. Where are the other interviews?

[Susan Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is part of a series of interviews the United States government (under the WPA) conducted with former slaves in Kansas during The Great Depression. It’s interesting to read the former slaves’ recollections and events they experienced or overhead