Ood.e No.	1go. ~rord.e •
Project, 1886—(l)	Reduced frà~1viordß
Prepared by Annie Ruth De~vis	Rewritten by . ~
Place, Marion, 8.0.	         ~   .
Date, June 21, 1937	Fige 6.



	“1Lnnu&er t‘ing de peoprea do den d~at yah aLu‘ ne‘er hear ‘baut nobody doing tisse days, dey alTaya boil suniptin fa dey oewe to eat lak peas en corn in uh big ole black pot somewhey dere i~i de back lot. Cosse it vaz jee half oookd, but dey sho‘ done dat. ~Iobody ne‘er t‘oug ht ‘bout not oook1n‘~ fa dey cow den.“

	“Dat wtt~ sho‘ uh difterent day from die, hoxiey. De little ohillun wu~ 3es uz foolish den causé de peoples ne‘er tell dem ‘bout nathin tall in dat day en time, Lw d.ese little chillun ‘bout heah dese days don‘ hab no shame 1b~iit ein no whey. Dey hab head. fui]. uv eve‘yt‘ing, honey, aw aorta grown people knowings.“


8ou~:	Maggie Black, ex—slave, age 79, MarIon, 8.0. Personal interview, ktne 1937.