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Who wrote or recorded the source?

black type on white paper with title 'Maryland Narratives'

The Federal Writers' Project did an interview with Charles Coles. He lived as a slave in his young years.

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What is the source?

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The source is an interview with Charles Coles who was a slave before the Civil War.

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Where did the interview happen?

black type on white paper with heading 'Charles Coles, Ex-Slave'

The interview happened in Baltimore, Maryland.

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When was the source created?

black type on white paper with heading 'Charles Coles, Ex-Slave'

The source was made in 1937.

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Why did this interview happen?

black type on white paper with large title 'Slave Narratives'

The interview happened because the government wanted to record the stories of people who were slaves before the Civil War. They were getting very old.