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	~QRIES FROM ~X~SL~VES ~ ~	. . ~


	The main purpose of these detailed and homely questions is to get the Negro mt erested in talking abiùt the days of slavery . If he ~vi11 talk freely, he should be encourage~.to say what he pleases without reference to the questions. It should be remembered that. the Federal Writers1 Project is not interested. in taking sides on any questions The worker should not censor any material collected, regard~‘ less of its nature.

	.	It will not be‘ necessary, indeed it will probably be a mis.take, to ask every person all of the questions. Any incidents or facts he can recall should be written down as nearly as possible just as he says them, but do not use dialect spelling so.coinplicated that it may confuse the reader.

	A second visit, a few days after the first one, is so that the worker maygather all the worthwhile recollections first talk has aroused.

Questions:
important ‚~ that~ the
	1.	Where and when were you born?

	2.	Give the naines of your father and mother. There did they come from? Give names of your brothers and sisters. Tell about your life with them and describe your home and the “quarters.‘~ Describe the beds and where you slept. Do you remember anything about your grandparents or any stories told you about them?

	3.	What work did you do in slavery days? Did. you ever earn any money? How? What did. you bi~y with this money?

	4.	WLat did. you eat and how was it cooked? Any possiixns? Rabbits? Fish? What food did you like best? Did the slaves have their own gardens?