Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 020217 field work Bessie Jones 1961 transcripts interviews Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BESSIE JONES REEL 2 Childhood whippings 4 beginning about a minute into tape where born AL Bessie tell me where you were born BJ I was born in Smithfield Smithville AL Out…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 R 2 P 2 4 family living early childhood AL But you were raised with a really with a stepfather BJ I was raised with a stepfather yes you know see AL…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 4 BJ R 2 p 3 Lizabeth my name is Lizabeth you know she says Why is it that you call me Aunt Lynn Lena I say Mama says that youre is…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 2 p 4 4 BJ Oh dear yeah Lord I woundnt aever knowed and I didnt like it so I felt like ___ I member one day I was goin…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 4 BJ R 2 p 5 gonna goin be whether you is a monkey dog or fleathats theand you know on that side is what you are cause you got to go…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 4 BJ R 2 P 6 multiply You cant multiply Of course Cause you multiply other things in countin coming like but you cant multiply peoples unless you uh multiply an thats…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 4 BJ R 2 p 7 meaning love no doubt the man or the woman is you know sick or somethin or other and just cant take care of em or he…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 4 BJ R 2 P 8 So thats what it means that the Lord will do the law as you all bid is you goin obey the law and all but you…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 2 p 9 4 Share Cropping BJ Thats right Three miles from town the further I ever lived from town when I raised up AL Whatd you do cotton BJ…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 4 BJ R 2 P 10 man came up there bout after the cow in a big ol truck a wagon however a twohorse wagon an the man told he said Thats…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 B like 2 âââ A What B I say everybody raised me round the neighborhood Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 2 p 10 11 4 they didnt know how to hide those things But just a few I was the ony one I ain got no sisters or brothers dead…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R2 p 12 4 BJ Oh yes Lawd AL Every day BJ Oh no no AL A good deal BJ They whip me when I need it AL What did she…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 rolled hair with ribbons streamer in back polka dot white blue white red green white halfway leg long stocking black brown Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 2 P 13 4 Whipping childhood Black boy dog And we button down the back on the side they button You know how they fasten on An when she go…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 2 P 14 4 AL Well you mean the children that she beat BJ No those that others that she didnt beat hers The others was her stepchildren She married…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 2 P15 4 You know we used to have a word Doubledogdareyou We thought that was a big word you know doubledogdareyou Go out there in that water and I…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 REEL 2 P 7 4 4 tape in dialogue LORD YOU DONE SO MUCH FOR ME Lord Lord Lord you done so much for me Oh Lord Lord Lord you done so…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01