Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 - United States. Work Projects Administration

"The only musical instrument we had was a banjo. Some made their banjos. Take a bucket or pan a long strip of wood. 3 horse hairs twisted made the base string. 2 horsehairs twisted made the second string. 1 horse hair twisted made the fourth and the fifth string was the fine one, it was not twisted at all but drawn tight. They were all bees waxed."

Circumstances of Interview
STATE—Arkansas
NAME OF WORKER—Samuel S. Taylor
ADDRESS—Little Rock, Arkansas
DATE—December, 1938
SUBJECT—Ex-Slave

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1. Name and address of informant—J.H. Curry, Washington, Arkansas

2. Date and time of interview—

3. Place of interview—Washington, Arkansas

4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant—

5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you—

Circumstances of InterviewSTATE—ArkansasNAME OF WORKER—Samuel S. TaylorADDRESS—Little Rock, ArkansasDATE—December, 1938SUBJECT—Ex-Slave

Circumstances of Interview
STATE—Arkansas
NAME OF WORKER—Samuel S. Taylor
ADDRESS—Little Rock, Arkansas
DATE—December, 1938
SUBJECT—Ex-Slave