| N.C. District: | No. 2 |
| Worker: | T. Pat Matthews |
| No. Words: | 680 |
| Subject: | A SLAVERY STORY |
| Story teller: | MAGGIE MIALS |
| Editor: | George L. Andrews |
[TR: Date stamp: SEP 10 1937]
MAGGIE MIALS
73 years old, of 202 Maple Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
"I'll never forgit de day when de Yankees come through Johnston County.
"I belonged to Tom Demaye an' ole missus in slavery time wus named Liza.
"De Demayes lived in Raleigh when I wus born, so mother tole me, but dey moved to a place near Smithfield. He had 'bout a dozen slaves. We had little cabins to live in, but marster had a big house to live in that set in a grove. De food I got wus good because I was a pet in de family. My mother was a cook an' a pet. My marster wus good to all of us an' I fared better den dan I do now. Ole marster thought de world of me and I loved him. Marster allowed his slaves to visit, have prayer meetings, hunt, fish, an' sing and have a good time when de work wus done. Some of de slave owners did not like marster cause he wus so good to his slaves. They called us 'Ole Man Demayes damn free niggers.' I don't know my age zackly but I was a big gal, big enough to drag a youngin roun' when de Yankees come through. I wus six years old if no older.