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	~ ~	Intervie*er	Mt5slrene Robertson	~
rt.~ ~	Pers on interviewed     Ed A11n~DesΒro~ Ark. Age~~~ ~


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	‘II know that after freedom they took care of my pa and ma and give em a home longas theylived. Ma died wid young mis tre s s here in Des Arc . .

	“The present generation is doing to the bad. Have deal1n~s wid em, not good to you. Young folks aintt nice to you like they used to be.

	‘White boys and colored boys, whole crowd of us used to go in the river down here a].]. together, one got in dan. ger help him out. They dont t do it no more. We used to play base ball together. All had a good time. We never had to buy a ball ~ or a bat. Always had em. The white boys bought them. I t t know as who to blame but yotrng folk changed.“ .