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VOLUME IX

MISSISSIPPI NARRATIVES

Prepared by. the Federal Writers' Project of. the Works Progress Administration. for the State of Mississippi

INFORMANTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies. Jim Allen, Clay Co. FEC. Mrs. Ed Joiner [JIM ALLEN. West Point, Mississippi]

Anna Baker, Ex-slave, Monroe County. FEC. Mrs. Richard Kolb. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. ANNA BAKER. Aberdeen, Mississippi

JOHN CAMERON. Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies [GUS CLARK. Howison, Mississippi]

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies [JAMES CORNELIUS. Magnolia, Mississippi]

Charlie Davenport, Ex-slave, Adams County. FEC. Edith Wyatt Moore. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes [CHARLIE DAVENPORT. Natchez, Mississippi]

Gabe Emanuel, Ex-slave, Claiborne County. FEC. Esther de Sola. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. GABE EMANUEL. Port Gibson, Mississippi

Dora Franks, Ex-Slave, Monroe County. FEC. Mrs. Richard Kolb. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. DORA FRANKS. Aberdeen, Mississippi

Pet Franks, Ex-Slave, Monroe County. FEC. Mrs. Richard Kolb. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. PET FRANKS. Aberdeen, Mississippi

NETTIE HENRY. Meridian, Mississippi

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies. Smith Hodges, Ex-Slave, Pike County. FEC. Mrs. W.F. Holmes [FANNY SMITH HODGES. Berglundtown, Mississippi]

Wayne Holliday, Ex-slave Monroe County. Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies. FEC. Mrs. Richard Kolb [WAYNE HOLLIDAY. Aberdeen, Mississippi]

Prince Johnson, Ex-slave, Coahoma County. FEC. Mrs. Carrie Campbell. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. PRINCE JOHNSON. Clarksdale, Mississippi

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies [HAMP KENNEDY. Mahned, Mississippi]

JAMES LUCAS. Natchez, Mississippi

Sam McAllum, Ex-slave, Lauderdale County. FEC. Marjorie Woods Austin. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. SAM McALLUM. Meridian, Mississippi

Charlie Moses, Ex-slave, Lincoln County. FEC. Esther de Sola. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. CHARLIE MOSES. Brookhaven, Mississippi

Henri Necaise, Ex-Slave, Pearl River County. FEC. Mrs. C.E. Wells. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. HENRI NECAISE. Nicholson, Mississippi

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies [REV. JAMES SINGLETON. Simpson, Mississippi]

Berry Smith, Ex-slave, Scott County. FEC. W.B. Allison. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. BERRY SMITH. Forest, Mississippi

Susan Snow, Ex-slave, Lauderdale County. FEC. W.B. Allison. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. SUSAN SNOW. Meridian, Mississippi

Isaac Stier, Ex-slave, Lauderdale County. FEC. Edith Wyatt Moore. Rewrite, Pauline Loveless. Edited, Clara E. Stokes. ISAAC STIER. Natchez, Mississippi

JANE SUTTON. Gulfport, Mississippi

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies [MOLLIE WILLIAMS. Terry, Mississippi]

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies [TOM WILSON. near New Zion Church, Mississippi]

Mississippi Federal Writers. Slave Autobiographies. CLARA C. YOUNG. Monroe County, Mississippi

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United States. Work Projects Administration

A Folk History of Slavery in the United States. From Interviews with Former Slaves / Mississippi Narratives

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"I b'lieves in de Sperrit. I b'lieves all o' us when us dies is sperrits. Us jus' hovers 'roun' in de sky a-ridin' on de clouds. Course, some folks is born wid a cloud over dey faces. Dey can see things dat us can't. I reckon dey sees de sperrits. I know' bout dem Kloo Kluxes. I had to go to court one time to testify 'bout' em. One night after us had moved to Tuscaloosa dey come after my step-daddy. Whilst my ma an' de res' went an' hid I went to de door. I warnt scared. I says, 'Marster Will, aint dat you?' He say, 'Sho', it's me. Whar's yo' daddy?' I tol' 'im dat he'd gone to town. Den dey head out for 'im. In de meantime my ma she had started out, too. She warned him to hide, so dey didn' git 'im.

"Soon after dat de Yankees hel' a trial in Tuscaloosa. Dey carried me. A man hel' me up an' made me p'int out who it was dat come to our house. I say, 'Dat's de man, aint it Marster Will?' He couldn' say "No", 'cause he'd tol' me twas him dat night. Dey put 'em in jail for six months an' give 'em a big fine.

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