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PATRON + The Conjure woman of Sumter County, Alabama – hair is an important item

May 4, 2021 May 29, 2021by Donna R Causey

PATRON + Good story about the Conjure woman of Sumter County, Alabama - hair is an important item The Conjure Woman of McCainville1 By…

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PATRON + Shoes Full of Tacks – ex-slave story from Lee County, Alabama

April 23, 2021 April 4, 2021by Donna R Causey

SHOES FULL OF TACKS Interview of George Chambers by Preston Klein Lee County Ex-slave story written 10/7/371 “Uncle George” (George Chambers) was hoeing in…

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Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis – the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade died in 1935

December 20, 2020 November 9, 2020by Donna R Causey

Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis (c. 1840 – 1935), or Cudjo Lewis, was the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the…

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PATRON + Newspaper interview with a former Slave of Franklin County who lived 107 Years

April 4, 2020 June 5, 2020by Donna R Causey

(This was transcribed From the Franklin County Times, Alabama many years ago) Editor Franklin County Times: What is there about the name "Dickson"…

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PATRON + What’s the use of me talking about them times, its all passed and gone.

October 22, 2019 September 30, 2019by Donna R Causey

(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may be offensive to readers…