| N.C. District: | No. 2 |
| Worker: | Mary A. Hicks |
| No. Words: | 397 |
| Subject: | MARGARET THORNTON |
| Person Interviewed: | Margaret Thornton |
| Editor: | G.L. Andrews |
[TR: Date stamp: SEP 10 1937]
MARGARET THORNTON
An interview with Margaret Thornton, 77 years old, of Hayti, Four Oaks, North Carolina.
"I wus borned an' raised on de plantation of Jake Thornton of Harnett County. My mammy, Lula, my pappy, Frank, an' my brother an' sisters an' me all wus dere slaves. De man I finally marries, Tom, am also a slave on de plantation.
"I wus jist five years ole when de Yankees come, jist a few of dem to our settlement. I doan know de number of de slaves, but I does 'member dat dey herded us tergether an' make us sing a heap of songs an' dance, den dey clap dere han's an' dey sez dat we is good. One black boy won't dance, he sez, so dey puts him barefooted on a hot piece of tin an' believe me he did dance.