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20140035-38
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A transcript of an Ex-Slave Narrative interview conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s with Jennie Fitts. Fitts was born into slavery on the plantation of Glen Fisher in Angelina County, Texas in the late 1850s. In her interview, she describes working as a personal maid to Fisher's daughter. She also discusses learning about emancipation, and fishing.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-6
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