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Garrard County. Ex-Slave Stories. Interview with Dan
Garrard County. Ex-Slave Stories. Interview with Dan Bogie: Uncle Dan tells me he was born May 5, 1858 at the Abe Wheeler place near Spoonsville, no...

Agnes James Interview with Mom Agnes James, 80 years
Agnes James Interview with Mom Agnes James, 80 years old Claussens, S.C. —Annie Ruth Davis Yesum, I used to live in slavery time, but de Lord above...

Before the War we lived in log cabins. There was a row of log
Before the War we lived in log cabins. There was a row of log cabins a quarter of a mile long. No windows and no floor. We had grass to sit on. Our be...

When she want the cook go wid her she dress her up in some her
When she want the cook go wid her she dress her up in some her fine dresses—big white cap like missus slep in an a white apron tied round her waist....

People wore homemade clothes, what I mean homespun and lowell
People wore homemade clothes, what I mean homespun and lowell clothes. My ma spun and weaved all of her cloth. We wore our dresses down to our ankles ...

You want to know what they did in slavery times! They were doin
You want to know what they did in slavery times! They were doin jus what they do now. The white folks was beatin the niggers, burning em and boilin em...

Interview with George Dillard —Alice L. Barton I LOVED
Interview with George Dillard —Alice L. Barton I LOVED TO PICK DAT BOX George Dillard, born in Richmond, Va., in 1852, now idles about his lit...

Interview with Aunt Hannah Allen, Fredericktown, Missouri.
Interview with Aunt Hannah Allen, Fredericktown, Missouri. God Got A Hold On Her One of the oldest ex-slaves encountered in Missouri is Aunt Hannah...

“My mother’s masters used to tie her down before the dairy
“My mother’s masters used to tie her down before the dairy door and have two men beat her. She has told me that they used to beat her till the blo...