woben

Updated: June 4, 2025

"Uncle Bert" in his own language says, "On Christmas each of us stood in line to get our clothes; we were measured with a string which was made by a cobbler. The material had been woben by the slaves in a plantation shop. The flax and hemp were raised on the plantation.

United States. Work Projects Administration - Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States: From Interviews with Former Slaves: Kentucky Narratives