[Detail] Hezekiah J. Crumpton and Washington B. Crumpton.
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Collection Overview
First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920 contains accounts of the American South drawn from diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts, and ex-slave narratives. The collection contains stories of prominent individuals as well as everyday people including women, African Americans, enlisted men, laborers, and Native Americans. The collection was compiled from printed texts from the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Special Features
There are currently no special features for this collection.
Historical Eras
These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
- The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
- Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
- Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
Related Collections and Exhibits
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Browse the Collection Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web site.
- American Life Histories, 1936-1940
- African American Perspectives, 1818-1907
- African American Odyssey
- California as I Saw It, 1849-1900
- Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865
- The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
- Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
- The South Texas Border, 1900-1920
- Southern Mosaic: 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
Other Resources
Recommended additional sources of information.
Search Tips
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Search for first-person accounts using the keyword search, or by browsing the Subject Index, Author Index, and Title Index. When you locate the bibliographic record for an item you would like to view, select View this item to see your selection. For help with search words, go to the Synonym List.
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Last Updated: 06/12/2009