Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6   By: United States. Work Projects Administration

SLAVE NARRATIVES

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

WASHINGTON 1941

VOLUME II

ARKANSAS NARRATIVES

PART 6

Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Arkansas

INFORMANTS

Quinn, Doc

Ralls, Henrietta Rankins, Diana Rassberry, Senia Reaves, Clay Reece, Jane Reed, Frank Reeves, James Rhone, Shepherd Richard, Dora Ricks, Jim Rigger, Charlie Rigley, Ida Ritchie, Milton Rivers, Alice Roberts, Rev. J. Robertson (Robinson?), George Robinson, Augustus Robinson, Malindy Robinson, Tom Rogers, Isom Rogers, Oscar James Rogers, Will Ann Rooks, William Henry Ross, Amanda Ross, Cat Ross, Mattie Rowland, Laura Rucker, Landy Ruffin, Martha Ruffin, Thomas Rumple, Casper Russell, Henry Rye, Katie

Samuels, Bob Sanderson, Emma Scott, Mary Scott, Mollie Hardy Scott, Sam Scroggins, Cora Sexton, Sarah Shaver, Roberta Shaw, Mary Shaw, Violet Shelton, Frederick Shelton, Laura Shores, Mahalia Simmons, Rosa Sims, Fannie Sims, Jerry Sims, Victoria Sims, Virginia Singfield, Senya Sloan, Peggy Smallwood, Arzella Smiley, Sarah Smith, Andrew Smith, Caroline Smith, Caroline Smith, Edmond Smith, Emma Hulett Smith, Ervin E. Smith, Frances Smith, Henrietta Evelina Smith, Henry Smith, J.L. Smith, John H. Snow, Charlie and Maggie Solomon, Robert Spikes, James Stanford, Kittie Stanhouse, Tom Starnes, Isom Steel, Hezekiah (Ky) Stenhouse, Maggie Stephens, Charlotte E. Stevens, William J. Stewart, Minnie Johnson Stiggers, Liza Stith, James Henry Stout, Caroline Street, Felix

Tabon, Mary Tanner, Liza Moore Tatum, Fannie Taylor, Anthony Taylor, Lula Taylor, Millie Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Warren Teague, Sneed Teel, Mary Thermon, Wade Thomas, Dicey Thomas, Mandy Thomas, Omelia Thomas, Omelia Thomas, Tanner Thomas, Wester Thompson, Annie [TR: Corrected from "Thomas"] Thompson, Ellen Briggs Thompson, Hattie Thompson, Mamie Thompson, Mike Thornton, Laura Tidwell, Emma (Bama?) Tillman, Joe Tims, J.T. Travis, Hannah Trotter, Mark C. Tubbs, James Tucker, Mandy Turner, Emma Turner, Henry Tuttle, Seabe

Texarkana District FOLKLORE SUBJECTS Name of Interviewer: Cecil Copeland Subject: Social Customs Reminiscences of an Ex Slave Subject: Foods

This Information given by: Doc Quinn Place of Residence: 1217 Ash Street, Texarkana, Arkansas Occupation: None [TR: also reported as Ex slave.] Age: 93 [TR: also reported as 94.] [TR: Information moved from bottom of first page.] [TR: Repetitive information deleted from subsequent pages.]

Several months ago, I called at 1217 Ash Street, Texarkana, Arkansas where I had been informed a voluble old negro lived. An aged, gray haired, negro woman came to the door and informed me her father was in the wood shed at the back of the house. Going around to the wood shed I found him busily engaged in storing his winter supply of wood. When I made known my mission he readily agreed to answer all my questions as best he could. Seating himself on a block of wood, he told this almost incredible story, along with lengthy discourses on politics, religion and other current events: