"We also had regular weddin's wid a preacher an' all de fixin's an' de marster usually give us a big supper case he knowed dat he wuz gwine ter soon habe more slaves from de union.
"Iffen de Yankees comed ter our part o' de country I don't 'member seein' dem but I does know dat de Ku Kluxes done give us a heap of trouble.
"I'se libed a long time, 'specially de fifteen years dat I'se spent hyar, but I knows how ter treat white folkses, an' I knows dat de wuck an' de healthy rations dat de niggers got 'fore de war am why dey am stronger dan de young niggers o' dis day."
| N.C. District: | No. 2 |
| Worker: | Mary A. Hicks |
| No. Words: | 679 |
| Subject: | PLANTATION LIFE |
| Teller: | Lila Nichols |
| Editor: | Daisy Bailey Waitt |
[TR: Date stamp: JUN 1 1937]
