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do dis, and don‘t do dat. Dey let de colored preachers preach but dey give ‘em almanacs to preach out of. Dey didn‘t ‘low us to sing such songs as ‘We Shall Be Free‘ and ‘O For a Thousand Tongues to sing‘ . Dey always had somebody to follow de slaves to church when de colored preacher was preachin‘ to hear what wuz said and done. Dey wuz tfrajd us would try to say some~ thing ‘gainst ‘em.“