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Excerpt from Fannie Dorum slave narrative: Fannie Dorum was born into slavery in Franlin, North Carolina. In this brief excerpt, she describes the work she did as a slave.; Format: book

Excerpt from Lunsford Lane slave narrative: Lunsford Lane was born into slavery in Raleigh in 1803. He began earning money when he was very young -- selling fruit, tobacco, and pipes, and cutting wood -- and eventually made enough money to arrange for his freedom and a new life in the North. In this excerpt from his memoir, Lane describes his early money-making ventures.; Format: book

Excerpt from Moses Grandy slave narrative: Moses Grandy was born a slave in Camden County, North Carolina around 1786. He became the property of his master's son, James, when both Moses and James were eight years old. Moses was hired out yearly until James was 21. This excerpt from his memoir describes Moses' experiences during those years.; Format: book

Excerpt from Thomas Johnson slave narrative: Thomas Johnson was born as a slave in Virginia. After slavery was ended in 1865, he became a minister and traveled to Africa and England to convert others to Christianity. In this excerpt he describes the risk that slaves had to take to meet in prayer groups and sing hymns and spirituals. Johnson mentions the Jubilee Singers, a group of black musicians who performed spirituals in concerts around America and Europe after the Civil War.; Format: book

Excerpt from Uncle Tom Jones slave narrative: Thomas H. Jones was born into slavery near Wilmington, North Carolina. He lived on a plantation until about 1815, when he was sold to a Wilmington storekeeper. Later, as a free man, he moved to the North and played a vocal role in the antislavery movement in the 1850s and 1860s. In this excerpt from his memoir, Jones describes some of his experiences as a slave.; Format: book

Excerpt from William H. Robinson slave narrative: William H. Robinson was born into slavery in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of 12 siblings. After slavery ended in 1865, he worked for many years as a traveling singer and banjo player, then attended Central Tennessee College and became a minister. In this excerpt, he writes about the secret meanings of many spirituals.; Format: book

Excerpt from William Henry Singleton slave narrative: William Henry Singleton was born into slavery in eastern North Carolina. This excerpt from his memoir describes his experience of being sold to a "slave farm" in Atlanta -- a place where young slaves were bought for a low price and then raised until they could be sold for a higher price.; Format: book

Excerpts from James Curry slave narrative: James Curry was born into slavery around 1815 in Person County, North Carolina. In these excerpts from his memoir, he descrbies his mother's experiences as a slave and reflects on the differences between slave labor and paid labor.; Format: book

"Fear of Insurrection": In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.3; Excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs, in which the author recalls the hysteria in Edenton, North Carolina, after Nat Turner's Rebellion. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

Interview with Charlie Barbour: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.2; Federal Writers Project interview with former slave Charlie Barbour. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: interview; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Interview with Cornelia Andrews: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.8; Federal Writers Project interview with former slave Cornelia Andrews. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: interview

Interview with W. L. Bost: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.7; Federal Writers Project interview with former slave W. L. Bost. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: interview

Interview with Willis Cozart: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.5; Federal Writers' Project interview with former slave Willis Cozart. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: interview; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

James Curry escapes from slavery: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.12; Excerpt from the memoir of James Curry, former slave in North Carolina, describing his escape to the North and plans to move to Canada. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: essay; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Reading slave narratives: The WPA interviews: A reading guide for students working with WPA Federal Writers Project interviews with former slaves.; Format: article/learner's guide; By David Walbert.

Selected excerpts from Frederick Douglass slave narrative: Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1818. He escaped from slavery at age 20 and became an active figure in the abolitionist movement, eventually becoming one of the most important black American figures of the 19th century. In these excerpts from his first autobiography, he describes his experiences as a slave.; Format: book/primary source

Selected excerpts from Harriet Jacobs slave narrative: Harriet Jacobs was born in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. As a young woman she ran away from her master, hiding out in a crawl space above a storeroom in her grandmother’s house for seven years. In 1842, she escaped to the North and lived as a fugitive while she worked to reunite herself with her two children. In these excerpts from her memoir, she describes her childhood, her years in the crawl space, her escape to the North, and her experiences as a free woman.; Format: book/primary source

Slave narratives: A genre study: In this lesson, students will read selected excerpts from slave narratives, determining common characteristics of the genre. Students will then write their own slave narratives as a slave from their region of North Carolina, researching for historical accuracy and incorporating elements of the slave narrative genre to demonstrate understanding.; Format: lesson plan; By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Slavery across North Carolina: In this lesson for grade 8, students read excerpts from slave narratives to gain an understanding of how slavery developed in each region of North Carolina, and how regional differences created a variety of slave experiences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Slaves escape to Union lines: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.3; Federal Writers' Project interview with former slave Mary Barbour. Includes historical commentary.; Format: interview

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