George Lewis Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers Project)
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Title
George Lewis Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers Project)
Subject
African Americans, slavery, education, Civil War, WPA Narrative
Description
George Lewis was born free before the Civil War and attended Freedmen's Bureau schools in Richmond before earning a law degree from Howard University. In this interview he talks about his family background, his education, the Civil War and the introduction of schools for children of former slaves after the end of the Civil War. He married a daughter of Lucy Goode Brooks.
Creator
Faith Morris, 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 9, 1937
Rights
CC BY-SA
Relation
WPA Interview with George Lewis.
Format
JPG
Identifier
System Number: 000506572
Coverage
Richmond, Virginia
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Text
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Citation
Faith Morris, interviewer, “George Lewis Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers Project),” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed August 25, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/166.