Missouri

Ex-Slaves
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dat owned me. Dere naxaes was Dave Lillard. He owned more dan one himdred slaves. H0 told me dat my mother had seven children and I was de baby of ‘em all and de onliest one living dat I Imows anything about. They sold ny mother down de river when I was too young to recollect a niother. I fared right well with ~ny white masters. I done all de sewing in de house, wait on. de table, clean up de house, knit and pick wool, and my old miss used to carry me to church with her wäenever she went. She liked lots of water, and. I had to bring her water to her in church. I had so much temper dey never bothered me none about nursing de children. But I did have a heap of nursing to do with de grown ups.

	I used to get a whipping now and den but nothing like de other slaves got. I used to be scared to death of those old Ku Klux folks with all dem hoods on dere heads and faces. I never will forget, I saw a real old darkey woman slave down on her knees praying to God for his help. She had a bible in front of her. Course she coulthi‘t read it, but she did know what it was, and she was prayin‘ out of1~er very heart, until she drawed the attention of them old Ku Klux and one of ~ just walked in her babin and lashed her un—