Missouri

Ex-Slaves
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	“I wears glasses sometime. I have been a member of de church over fifty years. My membership is In Prince of Peace Baptist Church now and bas been every since I been In St. Louis.

God has been so good to nie, to let nie live all dese years. I

~N: just want to be ready to meet him when he is ready for me. My \


only trouble will be to love white folks, dey have treated my race so bad. My pastor, Rev. Fred McDonald always tolls me I will have to foi~ive them and love dem if I wants to go to heayen • But honey, ‘ s‘ go in to be a lifet ime j ob . I don‘ t care how long God lets me live, it will still be a hard job.

	“I gets an old age pension. It is very little, but I thank God for dat. I have nothing left to do now in this world but to pray. Thank God for his goodness to me and. be ready when He comes.

	“Dis rhemetis serves me so bad I can‘t be happy mich. Wish I could remember more to tell you but I can‘t.“

	The old woman is well preserved for her years. (Written by Grace L White.)