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All corn shuckin's, cotton pickin's, log rollin's, and de lak was when de boss made 'em do it, an 'den dere sho warn't no extra sompin t'eat.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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We had big suppers an 'dinners at log rollin's an' corn shuckin's in slavery time ha! ha! plenty of corn licker for ever'body, both white an 'black.
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Dey had big times at cornshuckin's and log rollin's.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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We always played at log rollin's an 'cotton pickin's.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Work Projects Administration
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She shyly confessed her great joy in attending "rollin's."
A Virginia Scout Hugh Pendexter 1907
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'bout corn shuckin's, en log rollin's, en house raisin's?
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Administrative Files Selected Records Bearing on the History of the Slave Narratives Work Projects Administration
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"'Bout de best times us had in de plantation days was de corn shuckin's, log rollin's and syrup cookin's.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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