My son made me quit workin'. They gets me anything I
want. I got a religion that will do to die with. I done give up
everything.
"Younger generation? What we goin' do with em? They ought to be sent off
some place and put to work. They just gone to the dogs. The Lord have
mercy. My heart just aches and moans and groans for em."
Circumstances of Interview
STATE--Arkansas
NAME OF WORKER--Samuel S. Taylor
ADDRESS--Little Rock, Arkansas
DATE--December, 1938
SUBJECT--Ex-slave
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1. Name and address of informant--Mary Watson, 1500 Cross Street, Little
Rock.
2. Date and time of interview--
3. Place of interview--1500 Cross Street, Little Rock.
4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with
informant--
5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you--
6. Description of room, house, surroundings, etc.--
Personal History of Informant
1. Ancestry--father, Abram McCoy; mother, Louise McCoy.
2. Place and date of birth--Mississippi. No date.
3. Family--
4. Places lived in, with dates--Lived in Mississippi until 1891 then
moved to Arkansas.
5. Education, with dates--
6. Occupations and accomplishments, with dates--
7. Special skills and interests--
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