NDLI: Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project slave narratives collections

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Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project slave narratives collections

Content Provider	Library of Congress - Photographs
Spatial Coverage	United States Texas
Description	The bulk (193 photographs) are portraits of men and women from locations in Texas. People from Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island are also represented. Most show individuals standing or sitting outside; a few are posed with or next to personal possessions; several group portraits are included. Some photographs also depict houses in the background or foreground. Additional images depict objects relating to slavery in Alabama, these include, among others, a "bell rack" restraint from the Federal Museum of Mobile and photographs of sales receipts issued to slave owners.
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Language	English
Part of Series	Groups of Images (LOTs)
Requires	HTML5 supported browser
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	African Americans--Dwellings--1930-1940.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	African Americans--Men--1930-1940.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	African Americans--Texas--1930-1940.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Freedmen--United States--1930-1940.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Older people--United States--1930-1940.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Slavery--United States--1840-1870.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	African Americans--Women--1930-1940.
Alternative Title	Born in slavery, slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938.
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Photograph

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2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
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