Holograph autobiography in which Holloway recounts his life as a slave in Meriwether and Pike counties, Georgia, before and during the Civil War, and as a blacksmith and African Methodist Episcopal clergyman during the Reconstruction era and through 1910. Holloway's recollections include work chants, hymns, and social customs from his years as a slave and his work organizing congregations and building churches as a clergyman in Georgia. Includes a note (1932) regarding the autobiography, photocopies of the autobiography and note, and a photocopy of a photograph (1894) of Holloway.
Slave prior to the Civil War and emancipation and later a blacksmith and clergyman from Georgia.
Collection material in English.
mm 82084205
African Methodist Episcopal Church--Georgia.
African Americans--Music. African Americans--Social life and customs. African Americans--Georgia. Blacksmithing--Georgia. Slavery--Georgia. Slaves.--Georgia.
Meriwether County (Ga.)--History. Pike County (Ga.)--History.