| Charles Anderson lived in enslavement Kentucky before and during the Civil War. In this excerpt, he describes witnessing a woman being auctioned off to enslavers who wanted females who could conceive and raise children to be enslaved in the future. |
Excerpt:
I seen a woman sold. They had on her a short dress, no sleeves, so they could see her muscles, I reckon. They would buy them and put them with good healthy men to raise young slaves. I heard that. I was very small when I seen that young woman sold and years later I heard that was what was done.
| Interviewee Formerly enslaved person | Birth Year (Age) | Interviewer WPA Volunteer | Enslaver’s Name |
| Charles Anderson | Unknown (77 or 78) | Irene Robertson | Isaac and Davis Stone |
| Interview Location | Residence State | Birth Location |
| Helena, AR | Arkansas | Nelson County, Kentucky |
| Themes & Keywords | Additional Tags: |
| Gender/Gender Roles, Intersectionality | First Person, Witnessed Extreme Cruelty, Slaver Father |
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