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	~	JAMES CALJI&RT JA~s, Ex-slave


Re±~erencé:~	Personal interview with James Calhar-b James, ex-‘slave,a-t his home, 2460 Druid Hill Ave., l3alt±raore.


“iv:y father‘s name vvas Franklin Pearce Randolph of Virginia, a descendant of the Randolphs of Virginia who migrated to South Carolina and located

near Fort Suinter, the fort that was surrendered to the Confederates in 1861 or the beginnin~ of the Civil War. My mother‘s name was Lottie Virginia James, daughter of an Indian and a slave woman, born on the Rapidan River in Virginia about 1823 or 24, 1 do not know which; she was a woxaan of fine features and very light in complexion with beautiful, Ion~ black hair. She was purchased by h~r master and taken to South Car~1ina when about 15 years old. She was the private maid ~‘f 1~rs. Randolph until she dieci(and then continued as housekeeper for her ~ niaster, while there and in that capacity I was born on the Randolph‘s plantation ~ august 23, .1846. I was a half brother to the children of the Randolphs, four in number. After I was born rriother and I lived in the servant~t quarters of t}Th big house enjoying mai~r pleasures that the other slaves did not: eating ar~ sleeping in the big house, playing and associating with my half-brothers and sisters.

	~	“As for my ancestors I have no recollection of them, the history of the Randolphs in Virgixita is my background.

	“My father told mother when I became of age, he was going to free me, send me north to be educated, but instead I was emancipated. During my slave days my father gave me money and good clothes to wear. I bought toys and games.

	“My clothes were good both winter and summer aid according to the weather.

	“My master was my father ; he ~ was kind to ‚ me but hard on the field

	hands who worked in the rice fields. My mistress died before I was born. ~ There : Were 3.,~ ‚ -iand one boy, they treated me fairly gdod ~ ~ or when X we.s
	* i~athsr was my	they