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SHOES FULL OF TACKS Interview of George Chambers by Preston Klein Lee County Ex-slave story written 10/7/371 “Uncle George” (George Chambers) was hoeing in…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may be offensive to readers…
Former Patron story - (WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may be offensive to readers…
REV. ASA CYRUS COLLINS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-ca. 1896) Dallas County, Alabama Rev. Asa Cyrus Collins, of Hazen, Ala., was born November 1, 1861, in Dallas…
(Transcribed handwritten, unedited story by WPA writer in the 1930s – please remember the time-period in which it was written) Mr. and Mrs. John…
REV. NATHAN ASHBY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1810-1887) Monroe and Montgomery County, Alabama Ashby, Rev. Nathan, of Montgomery, was born in Fredericksburg, Va., August 5, 1810. He knew…
