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20140241-45
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A transcript of an Ex-Slave Narrative interview conducted by Woody Phipps for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers Project in the 1930s with Lou Skelton. Skelton was born on Nat Terry's plantation, located three miles outside of the Tarrant County Courthouse, two years before emancipation, so there are little details of it. Skelton recalls the family moving right after the wars end and attending school. Skelton describes hanging's taking place near the Tarrant County Courthouse. Skelton also recalls their marriages.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-8
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