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eth make dem continue to work.

	Duri2~g te War de Yankee s ~ould pass through and. kill up de chickens, and hogs, and. cattle, and eat up all dey could find. De day of freedom de overseer went into de field and told de slaves dat dey was free, and de slaves replied, ~free how? and. he told. d.em ‘free to work and. live for demselves.‘ And dey said. dey didn‘t know what to do, and. so some of dem stayed on. ~ married Josh lorch. I am mother of four children and. 35 grand children.

	I like Abra}iani Lincoln, I think he was a good. man and president. I d~i&t know imich who Jeff Davis was. ihat I heard, tbout Booker T.

Washington, he was a good. man.

	Now dat slavery is over, I don t want to be in nary tnother slavery, aM if ever nary ~ them come up I woEl& t stay here.