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Updated: July 27, 2025
It was during this period that Smalls was born. All of the Florida slaves were soon emancipated, however and the voluntary slave again became a free man. He lived in the Suwannee County vicinity for a number of years afterward, raising a large family. Personal interview with Samuel Smalls, ex-slave, 1704 Johnson Street, Jacksonville, Florida Salena Taswell, 364 NW 8th St., Miami, Fla.
Like most ex-slaves she is very courteous; she will talk about the "old times", if she has once gained confidence in you, but her answers will be so laconic that two or three visits are necessary in order for an interviewer to gain tangible information without appearing too proddish. With short, measured step, bent form, unsteady head, wearing a beaming smile, Salena takes the floor. "Ole Dr.
She's my baby girl. I'm not very strong anymore, but I have a big time telling stories to my great-grand-children and great-great-grand children". SALENA TASWELL: Salena Taswell, 364 NW 8th St. Miami, Florida, is one of the oldest ex-slave women in Miami.
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