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~‘Ønot a man » twice a child ‚ „ g~tio~ted Jai~k Atkia~a~rx, grey haired dnrkey, trhen beine inter~iewe~, “ana. I done stazvted in iuy seoond~ chi].dhoo~. I us~ter beactiveas g cat, bu.t I ainIt~norno.! .

Jack aecLl1ired~ his s~rnar~e ~frorn his whIte master, a ~. At]ciuson, ~

viho owned this Ite~~~o family prior tothe War Between the States, ~.

I~e w~.s ~ little boy during the war but remembers ~et~u~eein&‘ to

Gx~if±‘in from Butts Ooiinty~ Georgia, with the Atkin~ons when Shermyn ‚ pE~ssed by their home on his rnar~h to the sea. ~ . . ~
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~	Jack‘s rather, To~n, the body.~servant of ~. .~tkixison, !Ytt~ eare

~: ~ ~ir~i“~he ~o~r~)Year8 they were away at war.~Man~‘~ thetin~e .1 ~ ~ I done heard niy daddy tell ~ ~ hi~ hands he wu.z so hongry~. ~ ~

k ‚a~ him and ~!~ter drinking water outer the ruts of the ~oa~1iéyH.2
	L~~z so thirsty, during the war.“~	‚

11B0s8 ?&U (Mr. Âtkifl~Ofl), wi~iz as f1i~a man as ever broke bread“,
	accordiri~ to Jack.	~ ..
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I ~ asked how he ~ot married he stated tlmt he “broke offa 1~ove ; ~~i:~e and‘ ~ ~ ~ the fence and if it ~rowed~ he wott]Â ~et ~ ~~~irrie~, T!~te yine “just &rowed and ~rovied~and it wasn‘t ioxi~ LLB:2Ore be and Li~c~ r~iarried. ~‚ .





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