| Beginning in the late 1930s, the American government
took an interest in preserving the stories of the aging
population of African American former slaves. Thousands
of interviews were conducted as part of the Federal
Writers Project, and the transcripts of those interviews
are available to the public. In later years, some interviews
were conducted in which the audio was recorded. Some
of these recordings are included below. Additionally,
they are available on compact disc (CD0100) in the donations section. |
