I thought Abraham Lincoln wuz the Medicine man, with grip in his han', cause he said every borned man must be free.
I did not think anything of Jeff Davis. I thank de will of God for setting us free. He got into Abraham Lincoln and the Yankees. We are thankful to the Great Marster dat got into Lincoln and the Yankees. Dey say Booker Washington wuz fine, I don't know.
The white folks did not allow us to have nuthing to do wid books. You better not be found, tryin' to learn to read. Our marster wuz harder down on dat den anything else. You better not be ketched wid a book. Day read the Bible and told us to obey our marster for de Bible said obey your marster.
The first band of music I ever herd play the Yankees wuz playin' it. They were playin' a song. 'I am tired of seeing de homespun dresses the southern women wear'.
I thinks Mr. Roosevelt is a fine man. Jus' what we need.
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| N.C. District: | No. 2 |
| Worker: | Mary A. Hicks |
| No. Words: | 130 |
| Subject: | EX-SLAVE STORY |
| Story Teller: | Julia Crenshaw |
| Editor: | Daisy Bailey Waitt |