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	“Yea, I owns my own home ; been livin‘ in it for ten years, since I‘ve been workin‘ ae Janitor at dis Centre]. Presbyterian Church. I belon€a to de Missionary Baptis‘ Church, but ~y parents wore both Methodista.

	“Sure did have lot8 o~ good SOfl~8 in de old days, like ‘Old Ship of Zion‘ and ‘On 3~ordan‘s Stormy Banks.‘ Used to have one that begins ‘Those that ‚ fuse to sing never knew my God‘ It was a purty piece ; and then there was another one about a ‘Rough, rocky road.‘

	“De young people today has nitch better opportunities than when I was a child, and much better than dey had. in slavery days, because dar ain‘t no patrollers to whip em, Most of era dese days has ~rty good behavior, and I think dey‘ re better than in de old days.

	~I has always voted regularly since ~ I come of age—~votes de Republican ticket. Can‘t read but a little, but I never bad any trouble about votin‘.“





	NO~:	c~ea‘ge Qovan is an intelligent Negro, fairly neat in his dress, very tall and erect in stature. Brogue quite noticeable, and occasional Idioms that make his interview interesting and personal.