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And~ then sometimes we would mee t a white man and he would say ‚ ti How you I ike to C orne wo rk on my farm ‚ ? And we ‚ „ I dont kilo w • ~ And. then niayb e he say, 11 If you corne work for me on my farm, when the crops is In I cive you five bushels of corn, five gallons of molasses, some ham—meat, and all your clothes and vittals whils you works for mes“ ~1rightL That~s whet I do. And then some— thing begins to work up here,( touching his forehead with his fingers) I begins to think and to know things. A~d 1 knowed then I could i~ke a living for my own self ‚ and. I never had to be a slave no rqore •

.	ft N.w, Old.~erster ~oforth, had four sisters what~owned slaves, and they wasnt mean to them like our Old Marster and Mistress.Some of~ the
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.	old slaves and teir folks are still living o~i th~1r places right to this day. But they never dispute none with their brother about how rae~ii he -treat his slaves. And. him claiming to ‘be su~ha Christia~i Weh, I reckon he‘s fouzid out something about slave driving by now. The good Lord has to get hlswork in

some time. And he ‚ -11 take Care of them low down pat tyroolers and slave specu—

~	lators andmeaz4 Marsters and Mistress‘s/ He‘s took ~ood~ cafe of nie in the years since I was free‘d, only now, we needs Hirn again now and then. I just stand up on my two feet, • raise my arms to heaven ‚ and ‚ “Lord ‚help mel I ~e never fails me.I asked him this morning,didrit I Lola î Asked him to render help.We need. it. And here you come. Lola, just watch that lady write. If you and me had her educa~tiøn, we‘d be fixed now wouldnt we? I never had no learning.“

“Thank you La~i( tucking the coin into his ~pocket wallet,along

with hi s•~ tobacc o ~And thank you fo r c onii rg . It do e s me a heap of good to ~ee

vis I tors and talk about t~e old t unes . 0orne a~a1n ‚ wont you? And next time you corne, I went t~Y talk to you ~about o)~,age pensions. I come here from Marlan,N.C.

... .~ thi~ee years agô, and• they tell me I have to live here four, before I gets a pen~ slon. And as I d~o1it left North 0arol .ria, I cant get a pension from them. Bat

~	ma7be you. o an tel 1 me what to do • I 1 ike~ this r1~~e .kici I do hopes I get ~

~	~ensio~ bet~re ~ ge te to be a ‘~mdred~. ~
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