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*[https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection/ Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938] at Library of Congress - transcription of interviews of formerly enslaved peoples | *[https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection/ Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938] at Library of Congress - transcription of interviews of formerly enslaved peoples | ||
== Benefits of Oral | == Benefits of Oral Histories == | ||
Oral history plays a vital part in African American genealogical research. This article lists some collections and projects available to researches. While the use of oral history falls outside the mainstream of genealogical research, African American oral | Oral history plays a vital part in African American genealogical research. This article lists some collections and projects available to researches. While the use of oral history falls outside the mainstream of genealogical research, African American oral histories plays a vital part in African American genealogical research. With fewer ways to document African American ancestors going back in time, oral histories or documented narratives can be used to extract important facts which may give clues or point to existing historical documentation. | ||
Even though the researcher may not find oral history on an ancestor, oral history may exist for an ancestor's contemporary who may have mentioned: | Even though the researcher may not find oral history on an ancestor, oral history may exist for an ancestor's contemporary who may have mentioned: | ||
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Small clues can open up avenues of research that did not exist previously, and even a study of the history of the slaveholding family can lead to other topics to research or historical records that actually document an ancestor. The slave narratives compiled by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1936-1938 consist of 2,300 first person accounts of formerly enslaved people. A study of the interviewees who were from an ancestor's locality can shed further light on the life of an ancestor and can identify other research avenues based on people, places, and events mentioned in the interview. This article will help to identify repositories containing collections of oral | Small clues can open up avenues of research that did not exist previously, and even a study of the history of the slaveholding family can lead to other topics to research or historical records that actually document an ancestor. The slave narratives compiled by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1936-1938 consist of 2,300 first person accounts of formerly enslaved people. A study of the interviewees who were from an ancestor's locality can shed further light on the life of an ancestor and can identify other research avenues based on people, places, and events mentioned in the interview. This article will help to identify repositories containing collections of oral histories or narratives.<br> | ||
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== Collections == | == Collections == | ||
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