Interview of Formerly Enslaved Person Fountain Hughes, June 11, 1949

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Norwood, Hermon, "Interview with Fountain Hughes, Baltimore, Maryland, June 11, 1949," 11 June 1949

Description

Former enslaved person Fountain Hughes describes his life during the final years of slavery and after emancipation in an interview conducted by Hermond Norwood, a Library of Congress employee. The interview was conducted in Baltimore in 1949.

Full Transcript of Fountain Hughes' Interview

Transcribed Excerpts from Fountain Hughes' Interview

Source-Dependent Questions

• How would you feel if you were bought and sold like animals?
• As an enslaved person, how was Fountain Hughes allowed to go somewhere?

Citation Information 

Norwood, Hermond, "Interview with Fountain Hughes, Baltimore, Maryland, June 11, 1949," 11 June 1949. Courtesy of Library of Congress