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70 Years of Freedom

A deeper look into the federally funded “Slave Narratives” project: First-person accounts of formerly enslaved persons recorded between 1936 and 1938.  At the time of these recordings, these formerly enslaved people had been free for over 70 years.

Mary Armstrong: A Freedwoman
70 Years of Freedom

Mary Armstrong: A Freedwoman

The subject of this week’s 70 Years a Freedmen series will be Mary Armstrong, a formerly enslaved woman interviewed by…

Sarah Ford: A Freedwoman
70 Years of Freedom

Sarah Ford: A Freedwoman

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