Slave Whippings So Pervasive That Slaves At Neighboring Plantation That Didn’t Get Whipped Called “Free”
I shos seed bad niggers whipped as many times as dere is leaves on dat ground. Not Mars Bob’s niggers Continue reading
I shos seed bad niggers whipped as many times as dere is leaves on dat ground. Not Mars Bob’s niggers Continue reading
Dere was old lady Sally and her six chillern and old Jake, her husband, de ox driver for de boss. Continue reading
Marse Bob lived in a big white house with six rooms. He had a court house and a block where Continue reading
No, not any weddins. It was kinder this way. Dere was a good nigger man and a good nigger woman, Continue reading
Den der was Sister Vici and bruder George. Befo I could member much, I members Lee King had a saloon Continue reading
I members hearing Uncle Reuben Coleman and his wife named, Aunt Mary Ann, tell about the time de stars fell. Continue reading
After de war was over, every body seemed so happy. They shouted rung bells and shot guns. I asked Old Continue reading
From the WPA Slave Narratives: George Coleman Age 108 “I was borned on the Washington plantation in Richmond Virginia Continue reading