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.