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4 unusual facts about Unchained Memories


Federal Writers' Project

Unchained Memories are the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project.

Patricia Lee Stotter

HBO documentaries: Unchained Memories, Reading Your Heart Out, Sometimes I Feel, Three Sisters

Unchained Memories

Created by the Federal Government to reduce unemployment during the 1930s, one component of the Federal Writers' Project involved interviews with thousands of former slaves in 17 states.

Unchained Memories is a 2003 documentary film about the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project.



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