This photo of Charlie Crump and his granddaughter is one of only two photos of formerly enslaved people from Chatham County who were interviewed in the 1930s for the Federal Writers Project. Charlie was born at Evan’s Ferry in Lee or Chatham Co. He was enslaved by Davis Abernathy and wife "Mis’ Vick." His parents were Ridge and Marthy Crump. His brothers were Stokes and Tucker, and sisters were Lula and Liddy Ann.

You can access his narrative, as well as the ten others who were enslaved in Chatham County, from a link on our website:

ChathamCountySlaveNarratives.pdf

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