Transcriber’s Note
The original of this text had some handwritten annotations. Where these corrected typographical errors, the correction has simply been made. Where they queried certain words or phrases, the phrase has been marked by red underlining and a mouse-hover. Larger handwritten insertions to the text have been rendered in italics. (The only other use of italics was on the title page, since the main text was typewritten.)
The date marked at the beginning of some of the accounts was astamp mark. Where this was partially missing or illegible, theomissions are marked as —.
Page numbers in body text refer to the page of the currentinterview, unlike those in the table of contents which refer tothe numbering of the whole document. They have been hyperlinked to the correct place.
Some typographical errors have been corrected; they are markedby grey underlining and a mouse-hover. In addition, punctuation andformatting have been made consistent, particularly the use ofquotation marks.
illegible; illegible, Fayetteville, Ark.
Uncle Willie, Uncle Sam, Uncle Charlie, Squire Sabagen, Uncle Hick.
“The Old South”
SLAVE NARRATIVES
A Folk History of Slavery in the United States
From Interviews with Former Slaves
TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY
THE FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT
1936–1938
ASSEMBLED BY
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Illustrated with Photographs
WASHINGTON 1941
VOLUME II
ARKANSAS NARRATIVES
PART 3
Prepared by
the Federal Writers’ Project of
the Works Progress Administration
for the State of Arkansas