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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 3 By: United States. Work Projects Administration |
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Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 3 A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT 1936 1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Illustrated with Photographs WASHINGTON 1941 VOLUME XIV SOUTH CAROLINA NARRATIVES PART 3 Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Alabama [HW:] Handwritten note [TR:] Transcriber's note INFORMANTS Adeline Jackson Cordelia Anderson Jackson Agnes James Fred James Isiah Jeffries Thomas Jefferson Henry D. Jenkins Maria Jenkins Paul Jenkins Emma Jeter Adeline Hall Johnson Anna Johnson Jack Johnson James Johnson Rev. James H. Johnson Jane Johnson Jimmie Johnson Mary Johnson Miemy Johnson Tom Johnson Richard (Look up) Jones Wesley Jones Sallie Layton Keenan Ella Kelly Martha Kelly Mary Jane Kelley Gabe Lance Ephriam (Mike) Lawrence Ben Leitner Mary Ann Lipscomb Govan Littlejohn Easter Lockhart Gable Locklier Walter Long Gillam Lowden Emma Lowran Nellie Loyd Amie Lumpkin Ballam Lyles Eison Lyles Moses Lyles George McAlilley Ed McCrorey (Mack) Richard Mack Jake McLeod Bill McNeil Andy Marion Milton Marshall Charlie Meadow Albert Means Andrew Means Jason Miller Lucinda Miller Cureton Milling Abbey Mishow Sam Mitchell Charity Moore Sena Moore Silas Nelson Susan Nelson William Oliver Albert Oxner Ann Palmer George Patterson Sallie Paul Lina Anne Pendergrass Amy Perry Rob Perry Victoria Perry John Petty Sarah Poindexter Sam Polite William Pratt Henry Pristell Junius Quattlebaum Adeline Jackson Interview with Adeline Jackson, 88 years old W.W. Dixon, Winnsboro, S.C. "I was born four miles southwest of where I is now, on de other side of Woodward Station. I was a slave of old Marster John Mobley, de richest man, de larges' land owner, and wid more niggers than any other white man in de county. He was de seventh son of de seventh son, so he allowed, and you knows dat's a sign of a big family, lots of cows, mules, horses, money, chillun and everything dat's worth havin'. He had a good wife too; dis de way he got her, he say. She de daughter of old Maj. Andy McLean, who got a body full of bullets in de Revolution; he didn't want Katie to marry Marster John. Marster John git on a mule and ride up in de night. Miss Katie runned out, jump up behin' him, run away and marry Marster John. They had de same birthday, March 27th, but Marster John two years older than Miss Katie. Dat day was looked to, same as Christmas, every year dat come. Big times then, I tell you! "My mistress had long hair, techin' de floor and could dance, so Marster John said, wid a glass of water on top of her head... Continue reading book >>
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