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~ivlORIES OF UNCLE JACKSON


	UI was born in 1851, in the yard where my owner lived next door to the City Hall. I remember when they was finishin‘ up the City Hall. I also rezxiember the f oreirian., Mr. James äalker, he was general manager. The overs~en. (overseer) was ivir. Keen. I remember all the bricklayers; they all was colored. The man that plastered the City Hall was named George Price, he plastered it inside. The men that plastered the City Hall outside and. put those colum‘s up in the front, their names was Robert Finey and william Finey, they both was colore1~ Jim Artis now was a contractor an‘ builder. He done a lot o f work ‚ round. Wilmin‘~ton.

	“Yes‘ni, they was slaves, inos~ all the fine work ‘round ~1i1rnin‘ton was done by slaves. They called ‘em artisans. None of ‘em could read,. but give ‘em axiy plan àz~! they e ould fo lier i t to the la‘ line .„

Interviewer:	“Did the owner collect the pay for the
labor, Uncle Jackson?“	~

	tLI~[o, ma‘m. That they did‘n. We had a lot of then artisans ‘mongst our folks. They all lived on. our place with they f~j~‘lies They hired theyselves where they pleased. They coll~‘ted theypay, an‘ the onliest thing the owner took was enough to support they am‘ lies . They all lived in our