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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 1 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] February 16 1939 Jake Mack white Valley Street Emma N C Day laborer sharecropper Anne Winn Stevens writer Douglas Carter reviser MOUNTAIN SHARECROPPERS Original Names Jake Mack Mother Mack Julia Plemmons Frank...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 2 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] kOUNTAIN SHARECROPPERS From the highway that traverses the village there diverges at right angles a muddy red clay road a mere gash between low hills For the sake of identifi cation the...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 3 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] February 16 1939 Jake kack 4hite Valley Street Emma N C Day laborer AareOropper e Viamn S ev s writer 4460441t 1114104140168 q61A4c 4 Set From the highway that traverses the iwa44164iteisiled...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 4 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] The interior of the house is as shabby as its exterior Discolored plastering has fallen off in spots A double bed fills one corner of the living room The limp curtains are...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 5 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] of a Creek farmer whodyingleft a wife and six children of whom Julia was the oldest In the settlement his property he owned his own farm the Widow was left penniless Unable...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 6 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] After their marriagsoand the expiration of the contracts ii which bound them the Mc drifted toA as unskilled laborers Julia took in washing She bore nine children and raised seven of tnem...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 7 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] bare living The owner kept the best land fur hisself or rented it out fur cash The crops raised were diversified corn potatoes cabbages turnips tomatoes mustard and other vegetables We allus...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 8 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] tops and stripping fodder She boasts I could allus do a mans work in the field and get a mans wages Zes she could allus keep up with us men her husband...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 9 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] 4 a 1 ofA says she confess after having been converted by reading a copy of a401peorkelfmteriftb4rwiftipteatikow Julia thinks her confession was due to the sheriffs suspicions and unremitting questioning At any...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 10 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] He also a small pension from the army andaccording to his mother lives near the depot 4e4444aide4 and drives a truck Thomas imilikeeftoweek was married to a woman conspicuous for flaming red...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 11 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] Street also They are all working on the 1Ai or dependent on thefielfare department Julia and Jake raise corn potatoes tomates mustard and other vegetables on tneir strip of ground So far...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 12 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] A staunch Baptist Julia Nook constantly affirms her convictions I am an ole woman that has allus stood for the right she is fond of repeating I allus wanted to be somebody...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 13 of [Mountain Sharecroppers] it as tneir due Julia lismok sums up tAeir life history piously by saying We have had bad times but we have had ood times too I guess the Lawd gives me...
- Contributor: Mack, Jake - Stevens, Annie Winn - Carter, Douglas
- Date: 1939-02-16