I just finished reviewing the slave narratives taken from former slaves by the WPA during the Depression that is available from the National Archives. I was surprised at how many of the former slaves were so nostalgic for the days when they were slaves (it seemed to be the clear majority), and their comments on how well they were provided for by their masters. I was equally surprised by how few of the former slaves complained about their treatment by their masters. Has anyone compiled data on the positive versus negative comments of these 2300 former slaves that were part of the WPA project? I reviewed the entire group of interviews, not just those selected by ancestry.com for their CD. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html