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Now you bettah be careful or I get you." "Sho I saw slaves sole. Da come from all ovah to buy an sell de slaves, chillun to ole men and women." "De slaves walk and travel with carts and mules." "De slaves on aukshun block dey went to highes bidder. One colored woman, all de men want her.
"I was nevah lowed to go out an soshiate with de othah slaves much. I was in de house all time." "I went to prayer meetins every Sunday monin and evenin." "Sometimes dey could have a good time in de evenin and sometimes day couldn." "Chrismas was a big time for everyone. In the manshun we allus had roast pig and a big feed. I could have anythin I want. New Years was the big aukshun day.
Effn dey saw you wif a book dey knock it down on de floor. Dey wouldn let dem learn." "De aukshun allus held at Richmond. Plantashun owners come from all states to buy slaves and sell them." "We had church an had to be dere every single Sunday. We read de Bible. De preacher did the readin. I can't read or write. We sho had good prayer meetins. Show nuf it was a Baptis church.
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