Arthur Greene Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers' Project)
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Title
Arthur Greene Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers' Project)
Subject
Oral history
Description
Arthur Greene was born enslaved in Nottoway County. He describes the treatment of slaves, punishments, meetings, patrollers, fugitive slaves, and conditions of freedpeople after the end of the Civil War.
Creator
Susie R. C. Byrd, interviewer
Source
Virginia Writers' Project Life Histories, Work Projects Administration of Virginia Records, 1939-1943, Accession 30432. Federal Records Collection, Library of Virginia.
Date
April 16, 193[7]
Rights
CC BY-SA
Relation
WPA interview with Arthur Greene.
Format
JPG
Identifier
System Number: 000506594
Coverage
Nottoway County and Petersburg, Virginia
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Text
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Citation
Susie R. C. Byrd, interviewer, “Arthur Greene Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers' Project),” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed December 25, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/165.