In the 1930s, thousands of former American slaves were interviewed and their narratives were housed in archives. I WAS A SLAVE contains the ex-slaves' dictated words primarily in southern dialect along with photographs.
The set includes:
Book 1: Descriptions of Plantation Life
Book 2: The Lives of Slave Men
Book 3: The Lives of Slave Women
Book 4: The Breeding of Slaves
Book 5: The Lives of Slave Children
Book 6: Slave Auctions