Yes'um

Hillary backers and the media seems to be under the impression that black people are a monolithic group who will happily line up and say "Yes'um Missus Clinton!" when the time comes (and should it come, I'm sure Bill will be there passing out watermelon, and pretending to be shocked when someone finds it offensive.)

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Yes'um, we was sho pleased to see old Massa cause we had to stay right dere on dat plantation all de time round bout dat old woman what tended to us.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Yes'um, I pays $2.00 every month for dis here room en it ain 'worth nothin to speak bout.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Yes'um, my mother en father, I used to never wouldn 'know when dey come home in de evenin, it would be so late.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Yes'um, I here to tell you, dey would make de prettiest cloth in dat day en time.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Yes'um, Miss, if we never do right, my father would put it to us.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Yes'um, I tell Miss Heddie here de other day dat I had promise you I was gwine study up some of dem old time songs to give you de next time you come back.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Yes'um, he stayed up dere to Fort Sumter four years a fightin en hoped shoot dem old Yankee robbers.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Yes'um, beat rice many a day for my grandmother en my mamma too.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Yes'um, de dampness out de hoecake would keep de wrappin wet en when it would get done, de paper would peel right off it.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration