The WPA Oklahoma Slave Narratives
University of Oklahoma Press · Hardcover · March 15, 1996
These are fascinating stories of the memories of ex-slaves, fourteen of which have never been published before.
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- Genres
- Slavery Studies, Black History, Civil War Era
- Published
- University of Oklahoma Press, March 15, 1996
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These are fascinating stories of the memories of ex-slaves, fourteen of which have never been published before. Although many African Americans had relocated in Oklahoma after emancipation in1865, some of the interviewees had been slaves of Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, or Creeks in the Indian territory.
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 43% |
|---|---|
| Slavery Studies | 43% |
| Black History | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- Cultural Heritage Lives
- U.S. History
- Authors
- T. Lindsay Baker, Julie P. Baker, Photos
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Published
- March 15, 1996
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Cultural Heritage Lives