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Lay my burden down

by Work Projects Administration · 1945

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A selection and integration of excerpts and complete naratives from the Slave narrative collection of the Federal writer's project.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
slaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1940s1940sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 285 pages

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