The Slave Narratives

This account has often been accused of cherry-picking slave accounts. This is a standing offer of $100 for anyone who can prove that slave accounts are being skipped or content edited. Let the former slaves speak!

Fannie Jones, 85, of Augusta, GA was pampered by her master, and cried when they had to leave after the slaves were freedom. She also tells a bit about her husband's experience. #BlackHistory Any offensive language is Mrs. Jones' own.

Ms. Jones sings some of the songs she remembered from her youth:

Estella Jones of Augusta, GA gives a detailed recollection of slavery. In a rarity, she remembers the overseer as being more kind than the master. Their overseer would help conceal "illegal" slave barbecues. #BlackHistory

Susie Johnson, 77, of Griffin, GA says her old masters were good to their slaves, but did control them. They didn't use the whip much, or else their slaves wouldn't have wanted to stay with them when they were freed. #BlackHistory

@not_coolidge @FWPSlvNarrative @DoctorCopper @CountryBoy_62 @ModernCSA @SamDown93 There is no cherry picking, it's just a report of what the ex-slaves said. There are 0 reasons for me to think you know more about slavery than they did, but that's what you want us to do

Mr. Johnson expresses his longing for the good old days, and tells how much better they were than present times. #BlackHistory

Manuel Johnson, 74, of Washington-Wilkes, GA remembered slaves being sold. Though he was too young to remember much about slavery himself, he well knew the judge who owned his family. #BlackHistory Any offensive language is Mr. Johnson's own.

@not_coolidge @DoctorCopper @CountryBoy_62 @ModernCSA @SamDown93 Hey bud, since you're so sure of yourself you can earn a cool $100 if you prove we're cherry picking! And by the way, these people weren't slaves "all their lives." These interviews were conducted in the 1930s, 70 years after slavery ended.

@FWPSlvNarrative @DoctorCopper @CountryBoy_62 @ModernCSA @SamDown93 You’re a cherry picking propagandist. Eat shit

If I went on holiday to Spain, you can be sure I’d have celebrated Palmer’s goal in the euros final. Absurd thing to have a problem with.

Ms. Johnson expresses appreciation for how her former master looked after them even after they were freed. She also describes her wedding and family life in some detail. #BlackHistory

Ms. Johnson tells about religious meetings, including one where she hit the master's son with a rock; but the master laughed it off. #BlackHistory Any offensive language is Ms. Johnson's own.

Georgia Johnson, 74, of Athens, GA was born the year the war ended, but knew the history of her family very well. #BlackHistory Any offensive language is Ms. Johnson's own.

@not_coolidge @DoctorCopper @CountryBoy_62 @ModernCSA @SamDown93 I believe it is an insult to these former slaves to accuse them of having "Stockholm syndrome." Follow this account, read all of the narratives, get a comprehensive picture. You will find everything, good, bad, and ugly. Don't try to force people into your paradigm

@DoctorCopper @CountryBoy_62 @ModernCSA @SamDown93 @FWPSlvNarrative It’s wild that you guys are gonna take some testimony from a handful of slaves with Stockholm syndrome after being slaves their entire lives and pretend that was the norm, while calling me dimwitted lmao

Mr. Johnson followed his master to the war. His own lot was easy, though he saw lots of fighting, and had to take his wounded master back home. Some slaves stayed after emancipation, others got away as quickly as they could. #BlackHistory

Benjamin Johnson tells about how he escaped a whipping from one of the patrollers. Conditions of slavery were far from easy; whippings were rare, but severe when administered. #BlackHistory

Aunt Hailie says that when the war ended, they stayed with their old masters for a long time, and that if her old mistress was living she would give her what she needed. #BlackHistory Any offensive language is Mrs. Jewel's own.

Mahala "Aunt Hailie" Jewel, 76, of Athens, GA had very fond memories of her youth on the plantation. Her owners were not poor, and she was well provided with everything in those days. #BlackHistory Any offensive language is Mrs. Jewel's own.

Here we have the interesting story of how Uncle Jake retrieved his master's mule by spying on some not loyal to the Confederate cause. He showed a remarkable loyalty to his masters, in spite of adversity. #BlackHistory

The story of "Uncle Jake" is told by someone named Louise McKinney, who it seems was a White woman remembering an old slave from the days of the Civil War. #BlackHistory

Snovey talks about selling property, and how she retained the house she lives on now. She never married or had children. #BlackHistory Any offensive language is Ms. Jackson's own.

Snovey Jackson, 80, of Milledgeville, GA was sold away from her family when very young. She belonged to a family in Georgia, and seemed to retain some loyalty to her old Misses. #BlackHistory Any offensive language is Ms. Jackson's own.