Parthena Rollins

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Florida Clayton

FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT American Guide, (Negro Writers' Unit) Rachel A. Austin, Field Worker Jacksonville, Florida November 20, 1936 FLORIDA CLAYTON The life of Florida Clayton is...

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Nellie Maxwell

Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Nellie Maxwell, Biscoe, Arkansas Age: 63 "Mama was Harriett Baldwin. She was born in Virginia. Her owners was Mistress Mollie...

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Edna Lane Carter

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Jack Cauthern

JACK CAUTHERN, 85, was born near Austin, Texas. Dick Townes owned Jack and his parents. After they were freed, the family stayed on the plantation, but Jack went to San Angelo, bec...

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