Former Slaves in America Reveal Their Secrets in I WAS A SLAVE
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 13, 2013
In the 1930s, thousands of formerly enslaved African-American elders dictated their full life stories during interviews that were conducted by the US federal government. The transcripts, filled with crucial details about American slavery as disclosed by the ex-slaves, were stored in six archives in the United States. Their accounts are essential to Black History Month.
