Manuscript/Mixed Material Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young
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Image 1 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young SLAVE NARRATIVES A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Skives TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT 19361938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT...- Date: 1936
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Image 2 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young A rx i VOLUME xv TENNESSEE NARRATIVES Prepared by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Tennessee- Date: 1936
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Image 3 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young Casey Julia Ghappel Cecelia Childress Wiley 3 Falls Robert 5 9 43 47 49 55 60 Parker Laura Ramsey 1 Matthews Ann Moore Rev John Moss Andrew Moss Mollie Ode11 Andy Batson...- Date: 1936
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Image 4 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410018 INTERVIEW PRANCES BATSON 1213 Scovel St Nashville Tennessee I dunno jes how ole I ez durin slabery I wuz bawn yer in Nashville I must be way pas 90 fer I...- Date: 1936
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Image 5 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young It2 I member de ole well on Cedar Street neah de Capitol en six mules fell in hit Dat wuz back wen blackberries wuz growin on de Capitol Hill pleasure gyarden En...- Date: 1936
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Image 6 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410009 INTERVIEW JULIA CASEY 811 9th Avenue So Nashville Tennessee I wuz bawn in West Tennessee en wuz six yars ole Wen war broke out Mah Mis si 3 wuz Miss Jennie...- Date: 1936
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Image 7 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young baptizin much Dey would leave de chuch singin1 en shoutin1 Dere ez three days in September dat we hab dinnah on de groun en all Baptist git tergedder We calls hit de...- Date: 1936
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Image 8 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410005 INTERVIEW CECELIA CHAPPEL 705 Allison Street Nashville Tenn I1se bawn in Marshall County Tennessee olest ob ten chilluns en Use 102 yars ole Ifse bin yer longer dan dat Ifm de...- Date: 1936
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Image 9 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young Interview Cecelia Chappel continued tell us Now you mtj yo Map step en Missis en don1 steal fum dem I stayed wid mah Missis fep a long time atter I got freedum...- Date: 1936
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Image 10 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young Interview Cecelia Cbappel continued wanfed ter go ter any place we had ter hab a pass wid our Marsters name on hit en ef you didn1 hab hit you got tore ter...- Date: 1936
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Image 11 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young Interview Cecelia Chappel continued St 8 looked lak a star wid a ldaag tail atter freedum I nebber yeard ob no slave gettin land er money en I dunno nothin bout de...- Date: 1936
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Image 12 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young INTERVIEW 9 WILEY CHILDRESS 808 Gay St Nashville Tennessee Ise 83 Y1 ars ole en wuz bawn a slave Mah mammy blonged ter de Bosleys en mah daddy blonged ter de Scales...- Date: 1936
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Image 13 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young jfi fore Freedum de slaves wuz promused forty acres ob land wen freed but none eber got hit en I yeard ob no one gittin1 any money I dunno nuthin ob de...- Date: 1936
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Image 14 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410025 m SUBJECT SLAVE SfORIES ROBERT JAILS 608 South Broadway Knexvilleiemiessee Interviewed byDelia Yoe foreman Federal Writers Project First DistrictUFA Room 215 Old YMCA Building State and Coiamerce Streets Xnoxvil le Tennessee...- Date: 1936
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Image 15 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young PageI 410025 12 Robert Falls was born on December 141840in the rambling onestory shack that accomodated the fifteen slaves of his Old Marster 9Seattle oforthon a farm in Claiborne CountyNorth Carolina His...- Date: 1936
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Image 16 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young Page2 11 Now my father he was a fighter He was mean as a hear He was so bad to fight and so troublesome he was sold four times to my knowing...- Date: 1936
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Image 17 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 14 Page 3 M And do you know she never did get over having fits he had them every change of the moon or leastways every other moon change But she kept...- Date: 1936
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Image 18 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young Pge4 help feed the soldiers So we didnt know nothing about what was going on no more than a hog It was a long time before we knowed we was free Then...- Date: 1936
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Image 19 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young Page5 j6 And then sometimes we would meet a white man and he would say How you like to come work on my farm1 And we say11 I dont know1 n And...- Date: 1936
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Image 20 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410010 INTERVIEW RACHEL GAINES 1025 10th Ave N Nashville Tennessee LawdyV It se dunno how ole I ez 95 ter 100 yars Bleeves Ise Ground De fust thing I members ez I...- Date: 1936
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Image 21 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 18 had a dance useter hab Neber gin 11 dere be as good times as we in mah time we neber yard ob wukouses er pen but now dey ez all filled...- Date: 1936
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Image 22 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410004 INTERVIEW PRAHKIE G00LE 204 5th Ave So Nashville Tenn i wuz bawn in Smith County on uther side ob Lebanon Ah11 be 85 yars ole Christmas ay Mah ole Missis wuz...- Date: 1936
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Image 23 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 2 20 de pen I useter drive up de cows en mah feet would be so cole en mah toes cracked open en bleedin en Id be cryin til I got almos...- Date: 1936
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Image 24 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 3 21 she said I guess I wuz bout 12 yars ole wt en I lef mah Missis en mah mammy brought me ter Nashville en put me ter wuk Be mawnin...- Date: 1936
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Image 25 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young I member wen sum ob de slaves run way durin1 slavery I dunno any tales mah mammy wasnt a ornan ter talk much Maybe ef she had bin I would hab had...- Date: 1936
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Image 26 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 5 23 dey don do nuff wuk I nebber voted en dunno nothin1 bout hit had any frens in office Hab nebber Gain member nothin1 bout restructon I hab bin sick en...- Date: 1936
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Image 27 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young mmmrnm i uuLjdiujiiummmmmmmmmm 410002 INTERVIEW Precilla Gray 807 Ewing Ave Nashville Tenn I think Ise 107 Y ars ole de Civil wah Wuz bawn in Williamson County fore Guess de reason I...- Date: 1936
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Image 28 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young feed One ob de dogs licked out ob derpan en we got a bunch ob switches en started wearin de dogs out wf en he walked up on us on us We...- Date: 1936
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Image 29 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young a en wuz not ole er nuff ter member de stafrs falling sing wuz 26 Songs we use1 ter n 0n Jordans Bank I Stand en Cast a Wistful Eye en Lak...- Date: 1936
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Image 30 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410014 27 INTERVIEW BXSIAVES JENNY GKEER 706 Overton Street Nashville Tennessee Am 84 yars ole en wuz bawn in Florence Alabama bout seben miles fura town Wuz bawn on de Collier plant...- Date: 1936
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Image 31 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410003 INTERVIEW EMMA GRISHAM 1118 Jefferson St Nashville Tennessee W I wuz bawn in Nashville I tell dem Ise still young I se up in 90 yars but I lived on Gallatin...- Date: 1936
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Image 32 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 2 29 I went ter schul at Pisk a short time wten hit wuz neah 12th en Cedar en a w ile down on Chuch St allus bragged on me fer bein...- Date: 1936
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Image 33 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 3 30 De ole songs I member ezj Harp fum de Tomb dis Mournful Sound f Am I a soMier ob de Cross Ole signs ezj Dream ob snakes sign ob deth...- Date: 1936
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Image 34 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410019 31 INTERVIEW MEASY HUDSON 1209 Jefferson St Nashville Tennessee rf Wuz bawn1 in North Carolina en Ifse 90 yfars ole in November hab bin Wfen war broke out we kum ter...- Date: 1936
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Image 35 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 2 good man en good ter us as a laundress 32 ber since mah freedum se wukd Wukd fer one famly ober 21 fars two yars ago I lefted a tub en...- Date: 1936
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Image 36 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410006 33 INTERVIEW PATS HHE 504 9th Avenue N Nashville Tennessee Dunno how ole I ez ter de Brown family I wuz bawn in slavery en blongs Mah Missis wuz Missis Jean...- Date: 1936
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Image 37 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 2 34 yard dn gyarden Soldiers kum en camped dere de winder en lissen ter dem Id slip ter Wen dey wuz fightin at Port Negley de cannons would jar our house...- Date: 1936
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Image 38 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 3 C 35 M I member w en de stairs fell Hit wuz so dark en eberbody wuz skeered en I member a comet dat looked lak a big red ball en...- Date: 1936
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Image 39 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 4 30 Atter mah freedum I dun washin1 en Ironin fer white families Neber maried but I neber worries no matter wat happens en dat s may be cause ob mah livin...- Date: 1936
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Image 40 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410011 37 INTERVIEW ELLIS KEN KANNON 328 5th Avenue N St Marys Church Nashville Tennessee I dunno jes how ole I ez a slave I wuz bawn in Tennessee as Mah mammy...- Date: 1936