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y, O. C. 161 Hardy, Rosa 163 Harper, Eda 164, 166, 167 Harris, Abram 168 Harris, Betty 176 Harris, Mary 177 Harris, Rachel 179, 181 Harris, William 183 Harrison, William 185 Hart, Laura 190 Haskell, Hetty 193 Hatchett, Matilda 195 Hawkens, John G. 202 Hawkens, Lizzie 205 Hawkins, Becky 209 Hawkins, G. W. 212 Hays, Eliza 221 Haynes, Tom 227 Haywood, Joe 229 Hervey, Marie E. 231 Hicks, Phillis 235 Hicks, Will 237 Higgins, Bert 238 Hill, Annie 241 Hill, Clark 247, 249, 250, 251 Hill, Elmira 252 Hill, Gillie 256 Hill, Harriett 258 Hill, Hattie 262 Hill, Oliver 264 Hill, Rebecca Brown 267 Hill, Tanny 272 Hines, Elizabeth 273 Hinton, Charles 276, 279 Hite, Ben 281 Hodge, Betty 282 Hollomon, Minnie 285 Holloway, H. B. (Dad or Pappy) 287 Holly, Pink 306 Holmes, Dora 307 Hopkins, Elijah Henry 308 Hopson, Nettie 317 Horn, Molly 318 Horton, Cora L. 321 House, Laura 325 Howard, Pinkey (Pinkie) 326, 337 Howell, Josephine 339 Howell, Pauline (Pearl) 341 Hudgens, Molly 345 Huff, Charlie 347 Huff, Louvenia 349 Huggins, Anne 351 Hulm, Margret 357 Hunter, John 359 Hunter, William 367 Hutchinson, Ida Blackshear 369

Ishmon, Cornelia 379 Island, Jack and Talitha 380, 382 Island, Mary 389 Isom, Henrietta 391


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The Old South Frontispiece


--- -- 1937 Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Charlie Gadson Brinkley, Arkansas Age: 67

"I was born in Barnwell County, South Carolina. My parents' name was Jane Gadson, Aaron Gadson. My mother master was Mr. Owens. That is all I ever knowed bout him. My father's master was Rivers and Harley Gadson.

"They said they was to get something but they moved on. At the ending of that war the President of the United States got killed. They wouldn't knowed they was free if they hadn't made some change. I don't know what made them think they would get something at freedom less somebody told them they would.

"I work at the oil mill and at sawmilling. I been

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