Folklore Stbjects

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Subject ~ Q,ulltlngs ( Continued ) ~eddings,Worsh1p among Slave8 Story or Infornatlon
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	I heard mother ~ay che ‘went to a lot of quiltings. I suppose they had them much the same as they do now. Everybody took a part ~f the quilt to finish. They talked and sang and had a good. time. And they had somethin‘ to eat at the close just as they did in the corn shucking. i never went to a quilting.

Worship

	Some of the ~igger8 want to church then just as they do now, and ~ozne of them were‘~n‘t allowed to go.

	Reverend Winfield used to preach to the colored people that if they would be good niggers and not steal their master‘s eggs and chickens and things ‚ th~t they night go t2e the kitchen of heaven when they diód.

	Anl old lady once said to me,“I would give anything if I could have Maria in heaven with me to do little things for My niother told rue that the ~iggers had to turn the pots down to keep their voices from sounding when they were praying at

night. Ana they could n‘t sing at all
~eddin~s

	I can remember that they used to have weddings when I was a child around the years 1867 arid 1838. My mother told me of

marriages and weddings. She never saw no paint on anybody‘s f~e They used tO have powler ‚ buk tiey never ußed an~ paint . Girls were better then than t~1ey are now


Tnis information given by Eliza Washington, Negro woman Place of residence -- 15171.17th St, Little ROOb!dI *rk~ini~  --