The Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) interviewed surviving ex-slaves during the 1930s. The result of these efforts was the Slave Narrative Collection, a group of autobiographical accounts of former slaves that today stands as one of the most enduring and noteworthy achievements of the WPA.
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.
Treasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Includes historical census,Freedmen's Bureau records, and more.
Name index and images of slave schedules listing slave owners and only age, gender and color data of the slaves in census states or territories in 1850. This was the first time that slave information was captured as a separate schedule.
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970, provides access to large-scale maps of North Carolina towns and cities. Note: Anson, Richmond, and Scotland Counties go back to 1894 maps.
