Cora
Armstrong
Born in Junction City, Union, Arkansas, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after age 81
in Arkansas, United States
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Biography
Cora Armstrong is a part of US Black heritage.
Cora was born in 1855. They passed away after 1936.
Cora Armstrong was interviewed at Union County, Arkansas about 1937 about life and times as an enslaved person.
"I was born in the Junction City community and belonged to the Cooks. I was ten years old at surrender. Mother and father had 12 children and we lived in a one room log cabin and cooked on a fireplace and oven."
"I was a devilish boy. I would do everything in the world I could think of just for devilment."
The interview ends with three riddles.
Interview: Cora Armstrong was interviewed in Union County, Arkansas by Pernella Anderson as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. [1]
Sources
- ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Cora Armstrong - Vol. 2, Arkansas, part 1; pages 75-75, images 80-80 of 356.
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