| N.C. District: | No. 2 |
| Worker: | Mary A. Hicks |
| No. Words: | 554 |
| Subject: | CLARA JONES |
| Story teller: | Clara Jones |
| Editor: | Geo. L. Andrews |
[TR: Date stamp: AUG 6 1937]
CLARA JONES
An interview with Clara Jones of 408 Cannon Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
"I doan know how old I is but I wus borned long time ago case I wus a married 'oman way 'fore de war. We lived on Mr. Felton McGee's place hear in Wake County. I wurked lak a man dar an' de hours wus from sunup till dark mostly. He ain't had but about fifty slaves but he makes dem do de wurk of a hundret an' fifty. We ain't had no fun dar, case hit takes all of our strength ter do our daily task. Yes'um we had our tasks set out ever' day.
"One day, right atter my fifth chile wus borned, I fell out in de fiel'. Marster come out an' looked at me, den he kicks me an' 'lows, 'a youngin' ever' ten months an' never able ter wurk, I'll sell her'.
"A few days atter dat he tuck me an' my two younges' chilluns ter Raleigh an' he sells us ter Marse Rufus Jones.