Manuscript/Mixed Material Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans
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Image 1 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans SLAVE NARRATIVES A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT 19361938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 2 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans X VOLUME II ARKANSAS NARRATIVES PART 2 Prepared by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Arkansas- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 3 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans INFORMANTS Cannon Frank 1 Cauley Zenie 3 Chambers Liney 5 Charleston Jr Willie Buck 8 Chase Lewis 10 Clay Katherine 13 Clemments Maria Sutton 1523 27 28 Clemons Fannie Clinton Joe 30...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 4 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans ILLUSTRATIONS Facing page Sarah and Sam Douglas 189 Millie Evans 240- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 5 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 673 S03S5 Interviewer Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed Age Frank Cannon BD two miles Palestine Arkansas 77 I was born three miles west of Starkville Mississippi on a pretty tolerable large farm...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 6 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 2 When the master come to the quarters us children line up and sit and look at him Ihen hed go on off wefd hike out and play He didnt care if...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 7 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans x v Interviewer Person Interviewed Age 78 Bernice Bowden Zenie Cauley 1000 Louisiana Pine Bluff Ark n I member when they freed the people I was born in Bedie Kellogs yard and...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 8 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 2 Yes I done left there thirtysix years will be this August When we was small my daddy would make horse collars cotton baskets and mattresses at night and work in the...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 9 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 30419 Interviewer Person Interviewed Mlaa Irene Bobertson _ Uncy Chambers Brinkloy Arkansas Ago I was horn In Tennessee close to Memphis Yankees I remember seoin tho I was most too littls to...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 10 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans When they eons along they try to get the eolered aen to go with thea and thats the way they got treated to stay on after the war I didnt knew where...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 11 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans I dont know what theyll young generation do Thing going ao faat I glad Z llred whan I did I think ita bean the beat tina tor por folka Sana now got...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 12 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 30398 654 Interviewer Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed Willie Back Charleston Jr Biscoe Arkansas Age 74 I was born up here on the Biscoe place before lfr Biscoe was heard of in...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 13 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 9 as I heard of at Biseoe We had our own two officers and white officers and we get along all the time tollerably well together- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 14 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans oUi4 jQ Interrlewer Miss Irene Robertson Person Interflowed Age vV Lewis Chase Dss ire Arkansas 90 I answer all your questions I 4s s lady Jfhen da Civil War goln on I...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 15 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans ft o right between old missus and master on de front seat ob do wagon and my ma set between missus Snibley1s two girls right behind us reckon it was a covered...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 16 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 5 Horn they donft work hard as I did ought to work I works now hard as they do I dont know what going to become ob then They I cant help...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 17 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 30784 13 Interviewer Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed Age Katherine Clay Forrest City Arkansas 69 I was born in West Point Mississippi My folks1 owners was Master Harris and Llddle Harris My...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 18 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 2 Mama said she was sold once away from her mother but they let her have her four children have a hard time She grieved for her old mama She sold for...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 19 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 30496 15 Interviewer Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed Maria Sutton demmenta DeValls Bluff Ark Age Between 85 and 90 years I dont know jes how old I is Yes mum I show...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 20 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 2 in the kitchen Sat different places owin to what you be workin at when the bell rung Big bell on a high post My ma1 s name was Sina Sutton She...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 21 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 3 She showed the nigger women how to sjkw ill the women on the place could card and 3pin They set around and do that when too bad weather to be on...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 22 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans If der was anything to be knowed the white folks knowed it The niggers get passes and visit round on Saturday evening or on Sunday jes mongst theirselves and mongst folks they...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 23 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 5 We farmed bout cleared land done Never got much fo the hard work we The white man don learned how to figure the black folks out of what was made cept...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 24 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 6 an the young ones wastes theirs the old folks nuthin come next me Theys able to make it They dont give The times changes so much I dontknow what goiner I...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 25 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans They cook on the fireplace Niggers didnt have no ins fo the war an nuthin to shoot in one if he had one whut he picked up somewhere after the war The...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 26 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 8 he didnH understand I never did know whut he was He jess said that right smart I gets the Old Age Pension and meets the vagon and gets a little commodities...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 27 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans jJlo7 Interviewer Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed Marl Button Clements De Yalls Bluff Arks Aae Batwepn 85 and 90 Stiss I dont know a whole heap bout Mr Wimbeish no other name...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 28 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans He mister been a Southerner near that good f cause white folks would not treated him It was fo de war They say when the first bugle blowed fo war he was...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 29 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans Couse they had doctors and good ones Iffen a doctor cone say ona thing the natter he better stick to it and core one he come thar to see mistress had three...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 30 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 26 when they walked to wear to preaehin They aho did have preaehin an fastin too durin the war bat folks didnt have fine clothes when it ended like when the war...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 31 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans o 0522 N 27 Interviewer Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed Marian Button Clements De Vails Bluff Arkansas Afe Missus I thought if Id so you agin Id tell you this song Jeff...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 32 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 28 Interviewer Pernella Anderson Person Interviewed Age 78 Fannie C lemons 940 N Washington El Dorado Ark I was born down in Farmerville Louisiana in the year of I860 Now my ma...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 33 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 2 I got married when I was pretty old husband eight years and he died stole them worked I lived with my I had some children but I The biggest work I...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 34 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 738 Interviewer Prson interviewed Age Watt McKlnney Joe Clinton Route 2 Marvell Arkansas 86 Uncle Joe Clinton an ex 4Iississippi slave lives on a small farm that he owns a few miles...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 35 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans what dey called de Swan Lake Place Bat place is over dere close to Jonestown and de very place dat Mr Billy Jones and his son John boughtt en dats zackly how...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 36 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans When Henry git back Mr Harvey say Henry where your sack And how come you aint pickinf cotton stid runnin off like datf burnt he sack up right and left Henry say...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 37 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 4 for mars en sort er flunkyed f round de house en de quarters en de barns en too I was one of de young darkies what toted de buckets of grub...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 38 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 5 My mars he didnft go to de War but he sure sent er lot er corn en he sent erbout three hundred head er big fat hogs one time dat I...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 39 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 6 He sure was a fine looking man en he wore a beard on he face De general he had a big plantation down dere in Coahoma County where he would cosne...- Date: 1936-01-01
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Image 40 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 2, Arkansas, Part 2, Cannon-Evans 36 3 38 Interviewer Mrs Beraice Bowden Person Interviewed Age 80 Batty Coleman H13 Indiana Street Pine Bluff Arkansas Occupation Cotton Picker My father belonged to Mr Ben Martin and my mother...- Date: 1936-01-01