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Federal Writers' Project narrative — Lucretia Alexander (formerly enslaved)
Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration · Interview recorded 1936-1938; exact date pending · Library of Congress
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Federal Writers' Project narrative — Lucretia Alexander (formerly enslaved)
BT-SRC-00243- Creator
- Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration
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- Interview recorded 1936-1938; exact date pending
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- Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
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Public domain U.S. government record. PRIMARY ORAL HISTORY FOR THE INTERVIEWEE. Lucretia Alexander speaks to her own life. This narrative is not evidence about Hilliard unless Hilliard is named in it. Used here to understand the Taliaferro / Reed enslaved community and to locate further archival leads. CITATION AND FULL TEXT VERIFICATION PENDING.
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Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project narrative — Lucretia Alexander (formerly enslaved); Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938; Library of Congress.
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Carter-Mills, Amberly R. "Federal Writers' Project narrative — Lucretia Alexander (formerly enslaved)." BEFORE TILL: The Living Evidence Archive. Version not yet assigned. Object BT-SRC-00243. Accessed 2026-09-24. /source/BT-SRC-00243.
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