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241-Gabe Emanuel ‚ Ex—slave ‚ Clalborne County
FEC
Esther ~
Rewrite, Pauline Loveless
Edited, Clara E. Stokes
	GABE	EMANUEL

Port Gibson, Mississippi



	Gabe E~nanuel is the blackest of Negroes. He is stooped and wobbly from his eig~aty$ive years and weighs about one hundred and thirty-five pounds. His apee~h Ls somewhat hindered by en unbelievable amount of‘ tobacco rolled to one sidé of his mouth. He lives in the Negro quarters cxf~ Port Gibson. Like most ex-~slaves he has the courtesy and the gentleness of .a southern gentleman.

	“Lawsy~ Dem slav‘ry days dœie been s‘long ago I jus‘ ‘member a few thixir~,s dat happen den. But l‘s sho‘ mighty pleased to relate dat what I recollec‘.

	“I was de house boy on old 5ud~e Stamps‘ plantation. He lived ‘bout nine miles eaàt o‘ Port Gibson an‘ he was a mighty wel1-‘to-~do gent‘man in dem days. He owned ‘bout 500 or 600 Niggers. He made plenty o‘ money out o‘ his fie].ts. D~n Niggers worked for dey keep. I ‘dare, dey sho‘ did.

	“Us ‘ud dike out in spiok an‘ span clean clothés come Sund‘ys. Ev~er‘body wore hcmespun clo‘es den. De mistis en‘ de res‘ o‘ de ladies in de Big House made moe‘ of ‘em. De cullud wirzznins wore some kin‘ o‘ dress wid. white aprons an‘ de mens • wore overalls an‘ homespun pants an‘
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