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III	seexn~ to think us have more freedom when us slaves, ‘c~se we have

no ‘SpOnSIbIlIty for sickness den. ~1~e have to take care all dat now and de white mari, he beats de nigger i~ut what he mace!. Back In de old. days, de white men am honeet, Ail the niggerknowed was hard. work. I think de oullud folke o~ight to be ‘lowed more privileges in votin‘ now, ~‘cau$e dey

have de saune ~ 8ponsibiÏity as white men and dey more arid more educated and.
	brighter and. br1gh~er.	~ .	..

.	HI thiflk our young folks pretty sorry. They wont do right, but I

	tlievei±‘fen dey could git fair w~ee dey‘d. do better. Dey git beat out of . „. what dey does, anyway. ~ ~ ~ .

.	UI tmember a owner had some 8].aVeS and de overseer had lt In for

	two of dem. ~ Ret cl whip dem near every day and dey does all could be did to . pleaee him. So one d~r he come to ~ field and cafls one dem slc.ve$ and.

	daqt slave draps be hoe and goes over and grabe dat överseer. Den de other . ‚. ~Iave &tt dat overseer‘ e head right s1~ off ~ and throwed. it down . one of de .:.=~~bw$. De owner he foole ‘rciind. ~ eeI1~ dem two slaves for $800.00 each~ :.~~4at .~fl de p~intehrnent dem two slaves ever got.
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