FOR YOUR BEST EXPERIENCE, LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES Welcome to the story of Ms. Avery. She’s a mulatto woman with a lot of opinions! Please hear her story.Listen with care as the N-word is freely used to remain true to the stories. OUR VOICES:Ebon

Ms. Hannah Austin

Mar 8th, 2023 9m 6s

FOR YOUR BEST EXPERIENCE, LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES Welcome to the story of Ms. Hannah Austin. She was a slave to one master who only owned her family. She vividly remembers when the Yankees came to their town .Please hear her story.Listen with ca

Mr. Benny Dillard

Mar 1st, 2023 12m 41s

FOR YOUR BEST EXPERIENCE, LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES Welcome to the story of Mr. Benny Dillard. An elderly widower who is incredibly opinionated. He has a lot to say and loves remembering old times. He is happy to share his story and sticks by his

Ms. Susan Castle

Feb 22nd, 2023 15m 15s

Ms. Susan Castle made it a point to let her interviewer know she was a house servant and wasn't from the plantation. She seemed to hold to ideas that the enslaved should have been obedient to their masters. She was fairly young at the end of th

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Mind of a Slave Trailer

Feb 15th, 2023 2m 19s

There are thousands of documented interviews with formerly enslaved persons that were conducted during the 1930s. We have turned these interviews into an audio series which is launching with eight episodes. All of the people represented in this

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