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20140279-88
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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 Robert Wilson. Wilson was born on Henry Byas small farm, in Georgia. Byas relocated near Mansfield, Louisiana due to the Civil War. Wilson does not recall what year he was born in, but knows that he was four years old when the war ended. Wilson recalls having to preserve meat during the summers and describes an incident with other people and the authorities. Wilson also recalls his different 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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