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Oh, yes'um, my Massa whip my gran'mammy wid a leather strap.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Um, yes'um, when dey used to have company to de big house, Miss
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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Oh, yes'um, I hear my parents say de white folks was good to de colored people in slavery 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
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Oh, yes'um, we thought dey was de prettiest kind of bonnets.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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Oh, yes'um, he sho whip her like he didn 'have no soul to save. "
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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