Lorenzo Ivy Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers' Project)
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Title
Lorenzo Ivy Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers' Project)
Subject
Oral history
Description
Lorenzo L. Ivy was born in Pittsylvania County at the end of the Civil War. He described the cruel treatment of his enslaved family members and the slave trade. He attended Hampton with Booker T. Washington and graduated in 1875.
Creator
Claude W. Anderson, 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 28, 1937
Rights
CC BY-SA
Relation
WPA interview with Lorenzo Ivy.
Format
JPG
Identifier
System Number: 000506588
Coverage
Danville, Virginia
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Citation
Claude W. Anderson, interviewer, “Lorenzo Ivy Life History (WPA, Virginia Writers' Project),” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed November 23, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/169.