Slave culture: a documentary collection of the slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project

v.1. The enslaved community culture : Religion and the enslaved community ; Holidays and special occasions: times of celebration and rest ; Music and other forms of cultural expression Childhood for the enslaved : Familial bonds ; The slaveholder as surrogate parent ; Day-to-day care of enslaved children ; Parent and child interaction ; Transition from childhood to productive worker ; Childhood games (the chance just to be a child)

v.2. The enslaved family : Challenges of marriages and unions for the enslaved ; Loss of family members: separation of couples and families ; Mixed family: white fathers ; Providing support for family members ; Preserving family history and heritage Enslaved women : The workday for enslaved women ; Enslaved women and their families ; Enslaved women and marriage ; Sexual imposition and enslaved women

v.3. Work and slavery : Field workers ; Domestic workers ; Skilled workers ; Hiring out enslaved workers

Physical abuse and intimidation : Punishing field workers ; Punishing domestic workers ; Crushing signs of rebelliousness

Runaways and the quest for freedom : Reasons for deciding to run ; Crafting a plan of escape ; Fleeing not too far distant ; Discouraging freedom ; The impact of the Civil War ; Emancipation

Appendix: The long road to the cabin door: historians on American slavery.