Isaiah Wallace Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers Project)
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Title
Isaiah Wallace Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers Project)
Subject
Oral history
Description
Isaiah Wallace was one of thirteen children of a formerly enslaved woman. In this interview he describes the difficult times faced by his family after the end of the Civil War. Wallace ran away as a teenager, and after working in different jobs and places, he returned to Culpeper and became a stonemason and plasterer. He helped to found a school for African Americans in the county. Margaret Jeffries states her personal opinion about race at the end of this interview.
Creator
Margaret A. Jeffries, interviewer
Source
Virginia Writers' Project Life Histories, Work Projects Administration of Virginia Records, 1939-1943, Accession 30432. Federal Records Collection, Library of Virginia.
Date
March 11, 1940
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Relation
Virginia Writers' Project interview with Isaiah Wallace.
Format
JPG
Identifier
System Number: 000506371
Coverage
Culpeper County, Virginia
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Text
Text
Citation
Margaret A. Jeffries, interviewer, “Isaiah Wallace Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers Project),” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed December 25, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/167.