"In 1822, Mr. Edward Davis purchased Job and brought him to old Jonesboro, in Jefferson County, Alabama, to be his slave. Mr. Davis lived…
Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work copyright 1896 – In this transcribed excerpt, a…
This Zeigler House1 (depicted in the photographs below) was built ca. 1825 is still standing in Elmore County, Alabama. The Zeigler family arrived in…
PATRON + Could you walk eight miles each day to get to your job like this? STORY OF A WPA WORKER1 Written Feb. 15,…
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…
