STATE—Arkansas
NAME OF WORKER—Bernice Bowden
ADDRESS—1006 Oak Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
DATE—November 2, 1938
SUBJECT—Exslaves
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Circumstances of Interview
1. Name and address of informant—Gracie Mitchell
2. Date and time of interview—November 1, 1938, 3:00 p.m.
3. Place of interview—117 Worthen Street
4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant—Bernice Wilburn, 101 Miller Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you—None
6. Description of room, house, surroundings, etc.—A frame house (rented), bare floors, no window shades; a bed and some boxes and three straight chairs. In an adjoining room were another bed, heating stove, two trunks, one straight chair, one rocking chair. A third room the kitchen, contained cookstove and table and chairs.
Text of Interview