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‚~‘ Alabama	Mary A. Poole
„	STORY OF E1~hNiA CHAPIvIAN, EX-SLAVE.

	Living 1~n a small room In the rear of a house at 361 Augusta Street, Mobile, Alabama, the writer located an interesting ex-slave, E~nr~a Chapman, ~ when first approached was somewhat reticent. I L~OOfl learned I had arrived just as she was ready to have her breakfast, which consisted of bread and. coffee, and insisted she

eat first and talk afterwards, as she had made just about enough fire in the open fireplace to boil the coffee.

	While she followed my suggestion I glanced about the room and f~ound it very neat and tidy and an unusually comfortable looking double bed, a mirrored door chifrerobe and two trunks one rocking c~air and a couple o~ straight chairs, a table containing all cook— Ing utensils and food containers. The walls were covered with sheets of manilla wrapping paper, tacked on, ‘and part of the ceil:~ng patched with odds and ends of corrugated paper. Emma is small i_fl stature, of light complexion with greying hair arranged ±n neat br2~Ids around her head, very clean in appearance.

	Emma said she was about 13 years of age at the time of the ~~rrender, and that shewasbornon ~ Mr. ~ontgomery Ct.~!y ofOhar1e~~ii,. S. C. When she was about 3 years of age Mr. Curry moved to Pickens County, Alabama, about 5 miles from Carroiltori and 8 miles from Pickenville. ~hen I asked why they movedtoAlabarna, ~ ~nia. 1ai~g1)~e~.~ ~4 . ~pidtheY expect ed to find

~	nlon~9~ig~~qn .~‚ tree.s~ in Al~barna, and that su e as a child came near being “snake ~ many .a ~. time, igging around the roots of old

~	~ees, trying~ to find money. ~

	Rev. Montgomery Curry, said Emma, was married to Ann Haynie, Vhose parents were Aaron and Francis H~dg~~ Haynie, 8nd Emma‘s