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trigram	frequency
i was born	673
was born in	433
when i was	416
he was a	397
i was a	316
one of the	310
after the war	278
the white folks	275
i went to	261
the ku klux	257
i used to	250
miss irene robertson	248
irene robertson person	246
robertson person interviewed	246
in the field	239
some of the	233
my mother was	231
there was a	221
my father was	200
a long time	195
out of the	195
it was a	190
they had a	183
the name of	179
she was a	168
part of the	168
a lot of	164
went to school	163
he had a	151
as soon as	147
the old man	144
all the time	143
bowden person interviewed	142
bernice bowden person	142
to go to	139
they used to	137
in the house	137
some of them	136
out in the	134
was in the	133
went to the	133
the civil war	132
my mother and	130
i had a	128
to be a	124
was a good	121
i come to	121
of the country	121
on the place	120
was good to	119
that he was	117
two or three	117
a number of	116
all my life	113
i have been	112
in slavery times	112
they had to	112
to the house	111
in my life	111
i never did	108
a white man	106
of the mississippi	105
side of the	105
up to the	104
the house and	104
i tell you	101
and i was	101
i had to	99
and went to	99
taylor person interviewed	98
go to the	97
it was the	96
mother was a	95
one of them	94
when the war	93
before the war	93
of the war	93
that he had	93
used to be	93
we had a	92
in the woods	91
my father and	91
was a little	91
and they would	91
years old when	90
the colored folks	90
good to me	90
i can remember	89
the war was	89
the united states	87
take care of	87
worked in the	86
as well as	86
father was a	84
when i got	83
when he was	83
in the country	82
that was the	82
mother and father	81
i got a	81
at the same	80
come to arkansas	80
that they were	79
in the yard	79
it would be	78
i was in	77
the state of	77
his name was	77
when she was	77
i never heard	76
that was in	75
of the house	74
by the name	74
in front of	74
a short time	73
in them days	72
for the purpose	72
of the river	72
a part of	71
i was the	70
was going to	70
the end of	70
he had been	69
i want to	69
he said he	69
the head of	69
the young man	68
the purpose of	68
to little rock	68
on the ground	68
i never seen	68
had a big	67
the same time	67
four or five	67
up in the	67
went back to	67
there was no	67
end of the	66
was one of	66
in little rock	66
at that time	66
me and my	66
and in the	66
of the most	65
as long as	65
in the morning	65
to have a	65
plenty to eat	65
never went to	65
work in the	65
i have heard	65
to have been	65
to make a	65
in the war	64
the mouth of	64
a heap of	64
right after the	64
back to the	64
to keep the	64
banks of the	63
and my mother	63
that they had	63
was a white	63
she had a	63
in the world	63
and he was	62
down in the	62
the yankees come	62
we went to	62
they would have	62
belong to the	61
i have seen	61
that it was	61
i was about	61
the banks of	60
my white folks	60
her name was	60
in the same	60
the next day	60
i been here	59
to eat and	59
but i was	59
had to go	59
it is a	59
that is the	59
who had been	58
during the war	58
and it was	58
on account of	58
the white people	58
i never went	58
and his wife	58
was a big	58
till i was	58
he went to	58
when i come	58
father and mother	57
and my father	57
three or four	57
to tell you	57
in slavery time	56
that i was	56
my mother had	56
of the state	56
and the other	56
ku klux klan	56
she was sold	56
down to the	56
i know i	56
for a long	55
i am not	55
the white man	55
used to have	55
the direction of	55
and address of	55
they wanted to	55
to the field	55
they would be	55
was a slave	54
of the young	54
must have been	54
the rest of	54
of the men	54
they was free	54
would have been	54
most of the	54
would have to	54
we used to	54
i do not	54
a hard time	53
they had been	53
appeared to be	53
i was married	53
i never had	53
name and address	53
where i was	53
had a good	53
to get a	53
there is a	52
when they was	52
in north carolina	52
in the direction	52
they went to	52
he was the	52
the young folks	52
a sort of	52
belonged to the	52
the union men	51
it to the	51
washed and ironed	51
what do you	51
the next morning	51
which he had	51
that he would	51
for me to	51
five or six	51
the colored people	51
on the farm	51
name of interviewer	51
a man named	51
my old master	50
there is no	50
he had to	50
in south carolina	50
him in the	50
one of my	50
the young girl	50
in the state	50
the big house	49
want you to	49
old master was	49
front of the	49
when the yankees	49
up and down	49
but i never	49
i was young	49
in a few	49
i worked for	49
of white river	49
the mother of	49
mouth of the	48
and some of	48
my mother died	48
as far as	48
a few days	48
said it was	48
on the other	48
i know that	48
master was named	48
and they had	48
come in and	48
know what to	48
know how to	48
war was over	48
give me a	48
but it was	48
the side of	47
him to the	47
she said she	47
big enough to	47
said he was	47
as much as	47
i wanted to	47
all of them	47
on the floor	47
it is not	47
took care of	47
and i have	46
had to be	46
i heard my	46
i was too	46
to see him	46
the man who	46
and all the	46
of the old	46
i got to	46
a few minutes	46
i was so	46
to go back	45
i am a	45
he used to	45
give it to	45
i come here	45
of the slaves	45
when he died	45
i was raised	45
information given by	45
they said they	45
the war and	45
was a man	45
had to work	45
and they were	45
you want to	45
all of the	45
but i know	44
wanted to go	44
and he had	44
of the people	44
my mother said	44
place of residence	44
he wanted to	44
when they got	44
what to do	44
and a half	44
twelve years old	43
to see the	43
the time of	43
here in arkansas	43
she was the	43
was a boy	43
that they would	43
the hands of	43
and i know	43
i remember when	43
a colored man	43
good to us	43
was on the	43
the foot of	43
we come to	43
in order to	43
a good man	43
and he would	43
i belong to	43
we had to	43
read and write	42
and when the	42
was a field	42
years of age	42
west of the	42
to school a	42
ought to be	42
said the major	42
died when i	42
the old folks	42
up on the	42
at the end	42
when they were	42
never did see	42
to see her	42
i did not	42
in the year	42
all at once	41
to do with	41
born in slavery	41
the first time	41
to take the	41
said she was	41
said they was	41
i came to	41
that i am	41
to come to	41
soon as the	41
he was in	41
white folks was	41
i told him	41
worked on the	41
at the time	41
and he said	41
a piece of	41
of the mines	41
one of his	41
something to eat	41
i think they	41
came to arkansas	41
it was in	41
at the house	41
man by the	41
was the only	40
was the first	40
i told you	40
i have to	40
away from the	40
have been a	40
eight years old	40
the other side	40
the young lady	40
and then he	40
me in the	40
the civil law	40
but i have	40
to read and	40
how old i	40
i have a	40
come to the	40
do you know	40
the author was	40
that is all	40
i think the	40
of the year	40
his wife was	40
what it was	39
told me that	39
that there was	39
inches in length	39
a short distance	39
they were all	39
and when he	39
the edge of	39
was born at	39
be able to	39
many of the	39
they would give	39
i worked on	39
of the time	39
i was just	39
it is the	39
mother was named	39
the field and	39
down the road	39
heard my mother	38
on the train	38
of an inch	38
if i had	38
as he was	38
said the captain	38
used to come	38
after the surrender	38
inches in diameter	38
my young master	38
he would have	38
of the same	38
a field hand	38
he would be	38
and she was	38
want to go	38
a great big	38
when they come	38
he could not	38
a man by	38
but he was	38
had a little	38
and i had	38
when it was	38
my parents was	38
i know they	38
this information given	38
to say that	38
the top of	38
i want you	38
went to work	37
it in the	37
was just a	37
mother was sold	37
moved from bottom	37
i am going	37
and that he	37
to take care	37
that had been	37
used to go	37
it has been	37
they never did	37
from bottom of	37
here and there	37
was born a	37
and when i	37
and there was	37
she had been	37
on reaching the	37
then i went	37
and the old	37
they do now	37
not to be	37
acres of land	37
information moved from	37
one or two	37
was born on	37
of the great	37
the number of	37
they told me	37
went to war	37
a man who	36
he said that	36
if he had	36
for a few	36
the road and	36
and on the	36
and that is	36
was a child	36
hundred and fifty	36
when she died	36
we was free	36
as i am	36
and when they	36
he did not	36
mother was born	35
sometimes they would	35
was to be	35
to do it	35
and down the	35
too old to	35
peace was declared	35
able to do	35
the old lady	35
that i have	35
been able to	35
that i had	35
able to work	35
in a short	35
how freedom came	35
it had been	35
when we got	34
six years old	34
surface of the	34
in spite of	34
what they called	34
when freedom come	34
it was just	34
come back to	34
had a hard	34
the young people	34
to see you	34
that you are	34
i was scared	34
years old and	34
time of the	34
the two men	34
it was about	34
if they had	34
she was born	34
was about to	34
had plenty to	34
they would go	34
in slave time	34
know what they	34
and then they	34
i wish i	34
of the white	34
and with a	33
to see me	33
to pine bluff	33
got to be	33
i was sold	33
for the white	33
he was good	33
in the spring	33
for some time	33
of them was	33
went into the	33
all i know	33
and had a	33
made out of	33
a couple of	33
go back to	33
run off and	33
white folks and	33
i been married	33
many a time	33
and then i	33
i never saw	33
out on the	33
was sold to	33
the names of	33
it was not	33
and i am	33
told him that	33
since i was	33
that she was	33
had been a	33
into the house	33
of a man	33
rest of the	33
known as the	33
went to see	32
so far as	32
up in a	32
and in a	32
while i was	32
out to the	32
a man of	32
are going to	32
was a great	32
when they had	32
to make the	32
as it was	32
it will be	32
the fact that	32
you know i	32
right in the	32
you had to	32
and told him	32
close to the	32
which had been	32
said i was	32
the surface of	32
he told me	32
in such a	32
i was here	32
go to school	32
that was a	32
to be the	32
the place where	32
to the other	32
came to the	32
they were not	32
and went on	32
more than a	32
they was good	32
none of them	32
long time ago	32
found in the	32
was a young	32
then they would	32
after i was	31
in the road	31
and that was	31
never had no	31
an inch in	31
one of those	31
the middle of	31
the young generation	31
she had to	31
seven or eight	31
he was born	31
to be done	31
to live in	31
in the winter	31
not far from	31
of the first	31
was a baby	31
i had been	31
more or less	31
and i would	31
four years old	31
i reckon i	31
it to me	31
i never was	31
them in the	31
stayed in the	31
the use of	31
him and he	31
there would be	31
subjects name of	31
down on the	31
if i could	31
five years old	31
in pine bluff	31
folklore subjects name	31
in the way	30
of the ku	30
and they was	30
at this moment	30
we lived in	30
the mississippi river	30
we had plenty	30
a few years	30
since i been	30
to the ground	30
i been in	30
i could get	30
to the white	30
me to the	30
the appearance of	30
she was so	30
we did not	30
my father had	30
i went back	30
my father died	30
address of person	30
man in the	30
never had a	30
three years old	30
of the prairies	30
that was my	30
he was going	30
the place and	30
out into the	30
the confederate army	30
i never seed	30
she said they	30
can tell you	30
i have no	30
lived to be	30
the war started	30
were going to	30
and at the	30
might have been	30
they was all	30
him if he	30
i was little	30
on the same	29
the younger generation	29
sulphate of barytes	29
my father said	29
in the fall	29
lived in a	29
edge of the	29
i think it	29
of first page	29
name of the	29
on the contrary	29
they did not	29
come to see	29
went to a	29
out of it	29
come here to	29
to the same	29
would have a	29
at a time	29
of the united	29
in the meantime	29
the son of	29
used to make	29
bottom of first	29
said to him	29
care of the	29
the door and	29
right here in	29
i was free	29
old enough to	29
and if you	29
that is where	29
he said to	29
when i first	29
a young man	29
the body of	29
he was sold	29
they would get	29
the way they	29
a house girl	29
de white folks	29
let me go	29
to tell me	29
to get out	28
and then the	28
now and then	28
the woods and	28
over to the	28
times is hard	28
as i can	28
my mother say	28
a good time	28
of them had	28
of one of	28
would be a	28
possession of the	28
and she said	28
do you mean	28
i will not	28
when i married	28
and i never	28
but i am	28
and one of	28
articles of clay	28
soon as they	28
the reason i	28
in the army	28
she went to	28
am going to	28
on one side	28
was the oldest	28
in the back	28
he was so	28
in search of	28
born a slave	28
her in the	28
to go and	28
and the white	28
i stayed there	28
i stayed with	28
she wanted to	28
i member when	28
a pair of	28
a chance to	28
when my mother	28
the war ended	28
i would be	28
in which the	28
in those days	28
for a moment	28
was not a	28
said that he	28
up at the	28
a whole lot	28
i never got	27
time in the	27
you are a	27
i know the	27
the men who	27
would go to	27
and had to	27
in the middle	27
of the civil	27
a few moments	27
and that the	27
she was free	27
wanted me to	27
but they never	27
and it is	27
a great deal	27
to him and	27
to do so	27
they lived in	27
the war i	27
on the banks	27
lived in the	27
the way of	27
they would take	27
at the door	27
know how old	27
farmed all my	27
to our house	27
never did know	27
i worked in	27
born in tennessee	27
me and i	27
dollars a month	27
at the foot	27
far as i	27
on the block	27
the sources of	27
the ground and	27
my name is	27
the bottom of	27
a kind of	27
is to be	27
i remember the	27
told them they	27
in hot springs	27
i have never	27
to the war	27
was in a	27
i was grown	27
get out of	27
to me and	27
i heard them	27
he is a	27
of the missouri	27
of the west	27
on his place	27
parts of the	27
away from her	27
that he could	26
been in the	26
one of these	26
she used to	26
corner of the	26
born in mississippi	26
the corner of	26
it was all	26
until i was	26
there was one	26
from the welfare	26
they were free	26
from the north	26
to the right	26
one hundred and	26
many of them	26
united states senator	26
they ought to	26
i could do	26
what are you	26
good to her	26
ku klux was	26
that is what	26
of the indians	26
in which he	26
to go out	26
of the county	26
where he was	26
folks used to	26
and my sister	26
born close to	26
in the night	26
at the head	26
know that i	26
the life of	26
was here in	26
used to vote	26
know i was	26
i came here	26
to work for	26
oxide of iron	26
of the western	26
of the church	26
house of representatives	26
be in the	26
had to do	26
the old woman	26
i stayed in	26
was an old	26
they called it	26
and if they	26
they had the	26
cotton and corn	26
white folks had	26
was a house	26
of the st	26
the age of	26
when they would	26
stayed there till	26
to keep them	26
account of the	26
there in the	26
is one of	26
heard her say	26
to come back	26
father was named	26
soon as he	26
know what it	26
the first thing	26
on the porch	26
to be free	25
of the day	25
and we had	25
the face of	25
man who had	25
but he had	25
down at the	25
to see them	25
foot of the	25
and go to	25
scared to death	25
without a pass	25
in the old	25
to each other	25
worked at the	25
a pretty good	25
never did get	25
but they were	25
to me that	25
about the war	25
at west plains	25
fifteen years old	25
if i was	25
at the moment	25
in favor of	25
was when i	25
tell you that	25
of all the	25
i was twenty	25
of the other	25
and a little	25
the cause of	25
the country and	25
seemed to be	25
were in the	25
till i got	25
he was my	25
she never did	25
to work in	25
appears to be	25
just a little	25
top of the	25
ma was a	25
you know that	25
to my mother	25
i seen the	25
used to sing	25
years after the	25
but she was	25
they got to	25
i farmed all	25
seven years old	25
name of worker	25
he went on	25
that i would	25
they come to	25
where they were	25
just like they	25
and i want	25
you have to	25
the same as	25
and the next	25
with a smile	24
have a pass	24
i worked at	24
in one of	24
that if he	24
the time i	24
both of them	24
was born close	24
of the post	24
ever since i	24
of his own	24
nothing to do	24
married when i	24
old when i	24
all i can	24
the only one	24
they could get	24
a good while	24
by the way	24
it may be	24
my master was	24
i can tell	24
and made a	24
sight of the	24
arkansas name of	24
out of his	24
the ore is	24
as it is	24
this is the	24
of the road	24
men and women	24
waters of the	24
i know he	24
in slave times	24
to see my	24
had to take	24
sources of the	24
the light of	24
them and they	24
of loyal heart	24
i think that	24
tell you what	24
ma and pa	24
state of arkansas	24
in the air	24
let me tell	24
not going to	24
the old master	24
of the camp	24
when he got	24
we stayed there	24
with the white	24
in dem days	24
on the plantation	24
to be in	24
it was to	24
that you have	24
of the lead	24
come back and	24
all kinds of	24
the fall of	24
they said it	24
in the kitchen	24
in the prairies	24
and wanted to	24
a little girl	24
i got the	24
here to arkansas	24
to work and	24
that was all	24
some of em	24
for the night	24
old when the	24
i remember that	24
of a large	23
long as i	23
middle of the	23
after they had	23
to come in	23
she told me	23
never heard of	23
the back of	23
to the door	23
they give me	23
head of the	23
in a little	23
the white children	23
did not know	23
me when i	23
who was a	23
the old fellow	23
they said he	23
to a man	23
go to war	23
if they would	23
and i will	23
he said they	23
on the mississippi	23
a union man	23
of the little	23
in a big	23
it was so	23
about the ku	23
white and black	23
used to work	23
and she had	23
i can get	23
the lopeared dutch	23
at one time	23
a bunch of	23
all over the	23
after he had	23
mama was a	23
and i went	23
father was born	23
of a few	23
you have been	23
he come back	23
husband was a	23
with all the	23
him on the	23
have to work	23
articles of stone	23
of the ship	23
six or seven	23
went into camp	23
to wait on	23
eight or ten	23
give him a	23
of the comanches	23
a log house	23
one day i	23
he made a	23
long as he	23
and all of	23
think it was	23
she had two	23
want to see	23
every one of	23
the spring of	23
you ought to	23
as he could	23
to think of	23
of the hunter	23
was a soldier	23
address of informant	23
to take a	23
asked him if	23
was scared to	23
to get the	23
in the evening	23
things like that	23
of the territory	23
on the old	23
back of the	23
remember when the	23
they would whip	22
get a little	22
out of a	22
mother told me	22
the library of	22
was scared of	22
i heard em	22
to arkansas in	22
go out and	22
but a few	22
like they do	22
to get away	22
told us we	22
help from the	22
my old mistress	22
i am the	22
was big enough	22
year of the	22
could hear the	22
in the united	22
in the south	22
they had plenty	22
before she married	22
was sold in	22
learned to read	22
is found in	22
was too old	22
that is true	22
was a cook	22
heard of the	22
my husband was	22
said the general	22
the last time	22
up on a	22
of the union	22
the house of	22
i heard her	22
till she died	22
while they were	22
similar to the	22
they tried to	22
that it is	22
born in arkansas	22
was twelve years	22
was out in	22
so good to	22
as i was	22
in pursuit of	22
that he is	22
hands of the	22
the yankees and	22
they was in	22
have been in	22
and told us	22
i could see	22
tried to get	22
the old negro	22
freedom come on	22
i had one	22
to the old	22
born in north	22
on the road	22
and told them	22
had a lot	22
i have had	22
a few miles	22
an old man	22
come to our	22
the way i	22
north little rock	22
in his hand	22
from north carolina	22
lived on the	22
when we was	22
but it is	22
my mother told	22
there was not	22
and come to	22
president of the	22
and i got	22
black and white	22
used to hear	22
come up to	22
for many years	22
of them are	22
he had two	22
me tell you	22
not able to	22
to texas and	22
when i left	22
in howell county	21
i come back	21
know much about	21
in the dark	21
he came to	21
he began to	21
us to texas	21
heard em say	21
went in the	21
library of congress	21
of the body	21
but my mother	21
for the first	21
was a girl	21
of them were	21
where it was	21
on the top	21
in the river	21
to the big	21
i ever heard	21
of the two	21
to live on	21
them to the	21
of the th	21
to come and	21
was able to	21
the yard and	21
you know what	21
as if he	21
he come to	21
was owned by	21
what is the	21
i have not	21
that was what	21
know how many	21
him and his	21
it to him	21
character of the	21
i thank you	21
of the brig	21
of the rebels	21
i was able	21
when he had	21
of them and	21
man who was	21
do you want	21
for him to	21
old master had	21
in the confederate	21
had come to	21
i learned to	21
of the way	21
i know it	21
the sight of	21
worked for the	21
some kind of	21
never was sold	21
inch in diameter	21
and his men	21
is in the	21
i was at	21
i ever saw	21
is all i	21
the old people	21
was known as	21
and she would	21
in the fields	21
have to go	21
years old then	21
old age pension	21
time i was	21
to go in	21
mines of missouri	21
stayed on the	21
but in the	21
had a white	21
bales of cotton	21
and the children	21
him by the	21
on a farm	21
know how they	21
had to have	21
around the house	21
miles west of	21
had lots of	21
and you know	21
of the ohio	21
been so long	21
back in the	21
it was on	21
from the government	21
they would make	21
so that they	21
i come on	21
bottom of the	21
come on the	21
i get a	21
with him and	21
on the next	21
her mother was	21
the county seat	21
i was big	21
brothers and sisters	21
the first place	20
in this world	20
i got big	20
said that they	20
a little bit	20
for him and	20
was the one	20
of the pirates	20
used to tell	20
a day in	20
as i could	20
distance from the	20
they said the	20
that she had	20
take the oath	20
in the county	20
for a time	20
any of the	20
ku klux come	20
of the tree	20
of the south	20
a man in	20
members of the	20
day in my	20
brought us to	20
was years old	20
was sold from	20
was at the	20
than i am	20
miles north of	20
when she got	20
of the water	20
i got my	20
when he went	20
the body is	20
from the state	20
like they was	20
i was out	20
the western country	20
took me to	20
i saw the	20
within a few	20
for them to	20
for you to	20
he never did	20
said they had	20
we stayed on	20
over the country	20
told them that	20
just like a	20
said to me	20
was the mother	20
was the cook	20
white and colored	20
and a man	20
in the town	20
was born and	20
after that i	20
appears to have	20
in a low	20
is going to	20
a look of	20
they come in	20
under the house	20
in the afternoon	20
so as to	20
come out here	20
to be sold	20
i can see	20
incidents of the	20
at night and	20
school a day	20
care of me	20
all the children	20
the same way	20
could not be	20
as they could	20
just the same	20
to leave the	20
arrived at the	20
i told her	20
but that is	20
she did not	20
here ever since	20
about a hundred	20
as good as	20
of the colored	20
going to take	20
a hundred and	20
that is to	20
i believe that	20
they took the	20
was a farmer	20
a mile from	20
i ever seed	20
i would go	20
all the slaves	20
on each side	20
of them would	20
it is now	20
far as the	20
had not been	20
and i been	20
the house was	20
the old hunter	20
ten years old	20
the town of	20
me that i	20
work to do	20
about the same	20
to talk to	20
was a pretty	20
was a colored	20
in the big	20
they are all	20
school a little	20
do you think	20
charge of the	20
face of the	19
that was when	19
i was twelve	19
got big enough	19
one of her	19
as they were	19
to see if	19
said to be	19
before i was	19
till he died	19
to do that	19
i have done	19
to school but	19
have been married	19
for an instant	19
that of the	19
bought my mother	19
want me to	19
he took the	19
to be found	19
so i could	19
the waters of	19
with the exception	19
his old master	19
in the vicinity	19
that we had	19
to take his	19
thing i remember	19
to know what	19
she was about	19
know what i	19
got up and	19
of the night	19
the camp of	19
and the men	19
across the river	19
of the fire	19
and so on	19
ought to have	19
to go on	19
the yankee soldiers	19
been in arkansas	19
would not be	19
after the civil	19
in all directions	19
put on the	19
yards from the	19
i was not	19
of my own	19
his wife and	19
the federal forces	19
going to be	19
told me i	19
acquainted with the	19
along the road	19
to the place	19
deck of the	19
put it in	19
master and mistress	19
they got a	19
three years ago	19
ten or twelve	19
it was too	19
the form of	19
i voted for	19
i got up	19
as i have	19
from south carolina	19
went back and	19
they were in	19
had to get	19
i married in	19
i could not	19
they tell me	19
in the first	19
he has been	19
i will go	19
on the south	19
mother died when	19
as high as	19
the place of	19
old i was	19
the major replied	19
him that he	19
to me to	19
that would be	19
would come to	19
the author had	19
from the house	19
a series of	19
a little boy	19
in west plains	19
i think i	19
we come on	19
had a son	19
miles south of	19
and i think	19
know what the	19
was a fine	19
i never knowed	19
them on the	19
our white folks	19
washing and ironing	19
i heard the	19
a distance of	19
after i got	19
put them in	19
come to my	19
they had two	19
they would come	19
i lived with	19
her husband was	19
and a few	19
a year and	19
me i was	19
was glad to	19
know nothing about	19
that they could	19
so that the	19
none of the	19
the line of	19
said loyal heart	19
in the early	18
she would have	18
in the north	18
a quarter of	18
little rock and	18
the same place	18
the slaves had	18
you know how	18
in the civil	18
they had no	18
had three children	18
me to be	18
went to texas	18
tell you the	18
sides of the	18
right after freedom	18
me a little	18
going to have	18
younger generation is	18
i got one	18
at the present	18
but my father	18
want to be	18
i will tell	18
once or twice	18
in a wagon	18
used to say	18
me how to	18
in his life	18
a hundred years	18
to cook for	18
let me see	18
she would be	18
by the library	18
to the camp	18
and began to	18
to look after	18
out of sight	18
before he died	18
you could hear	18
it did not	18
a member of	18
thought it was	18
you are the	18
to the woods	18
much of the	18
have to be	18
if they could	18
give you a	18
my grandmother was	18
and he went	18
and told me	18
on the side	18
of the best	18
good to them	18
of a mile	18
tell you about	18
papa was a	18
and the young	18
the close of	18
born in alabama	18
my folks was	18
fragment of a	18
was in slavery	18
and put them	18
i was with	18
told him to	18
during the night	18
went on to	18
he was not	18
it must have	18
direction of the	18
mother belonged to	18
them they was	18
sold away from	18
the federal lines	18
view of the	18
broke camp and	18
part of it	18
go into the	18
of the door	18
and they said	18
come to this	18
when freedom came	18
i lived in	18
he went off	18
to join the	18
was a small	18
in the time	18
and put it	18
in slavery days	18
i was there	18
know how long	18
if i can	18
come back here	18
the counties of	18
seem to be	18
after he was	18
back to see	18
returned to the	18
went down to	18
never had any	18
took all the	18
and come back	18
said the old	18
that they are	18
her and she	18
he told them	18
come to me	18
not more than	18
command of the	18
at the mouth	18
was too young	18
you are right	18
of west plains	18
white man and	18
on the railroad	18
one time when	18
quarter of a	18
they made a	18
to make it	18
men who had	18
there till i	18
appeared to have	18
he lived in	18
to new orleans	18
of the company	18
it was done	18
he would say	18
do not know	18
to arkansas and	18
by the side	18
it to be	18
on the west	18
the next year	18
would give him	18
how are you	18
the best of	18
his master was	18
up with a	18
bank of the	18
the spot where	18
all the way	18
when i went	18
if he was	18
yankees come through	18
want to know	18
if it was	18
the only thing	18
text of interview	18
the captain of	18
of an old	18
my mother to	18
to school in	18
of the ground	18
born in georgia	17
house and the	17
i washed and	17
on our place	17
of the stream	17
made a crop	17
him out of	17
to be made	17
the way to	17
the presence of	17
i do remember	17
his young master	17
in the prairie	17
a good deal	17
master was a	17
he had not	17
of the hunters	17
during the civil	17
men in the	17
gold and silver	17
the white men	17
i know one	17
too young to	17
young folks is	17
but they had	17
you have a	17
pa was a	17
but i can	17
and her husband	17
to run away	17
the war come	17
the slaves were	17
the first year	17
to his feet	17
there on the	17
i never been	17
at the top	17
de valls bluff	17
tell you all	17
under the bed	17
his mother was	17
in regard to	17
of the arkansas	17
you know they	17
and when she	17
got to the	17
trying to get	17
and went into	17
all de time	17
used to run	17
said he had	17
member of the	17
supposed to be	17
he was dead	17
he would go	17
they come from	17
they said i	17
about two miles	17
in the bed	17
the result of	17
this was a	17
to a place	17
and we were	17
the deck of	17
come in the	17
place in the	17
know anything about	17
since the war	17
i was on	17
a cook and	17
have been made	17
she told him	17
the court house	17
till they was	17
i believe in	17
for the old	17
they was so	17
to let me	17
and by the	17
them to be	17
me if i	17
had plenty of	17
sent me to	17
have heard my	17
never seen a	17
it is to	17
hundred and sixty	17
if he would	17
i had two	17
to kill him	17
i married and	17
had a great	17
wanted to know	17
heard them say	17
miles from the	17
to have the	17
on the subject	17
and washed and	17
was sold away	17
was a widow	17
that there is	17
he must have	17
him with a	17
a big family	17
they belong to	17
when a man	17
there was an	17
of the vessel	17
if they did	17
they called the	17
said she had	17
to look for	17
told him he	17
of my life	17
work on the	17
the upper part	17
a hole in	17
it was hard	17
to take it	17
i can recollect	17
i would have	17
history of the	17
is what i	17
most of them	17
that he might	17
was a blacksmith	17
what they wanted	17
go in the	17
will tell you	17
they never got	17
the present generation	17
the exception of	17
wanted to be	17
as he had	17
was free and	17
he had the	17
was a long	17
on them and	17
more than one	17
he had no	17
they never bothered	17
house and told	17
come out and	17
you going to	17
they was the	17
sulphuret of lead	17
he had just	17
then we went	17
i ought to	17
my young mistress	17
hundred years old	17
told me to	17
a tree and	17
of the surrender	17
is the only	17
me to come	17
with my mother	17
put you in	17
had four children	17
you might say	17
went out and	17
and that they	17
wash and iron	17
when peace was	17
been married twice	17
a big farm	17
went to town	17
a many a	17
the death of	17
carbonate of lime	17
but i think	17
while he was	17
when de war	17
of the maramec	17
and let me	17
they were going	17
district folklore subjects	17
heard my father	17
made by the	17
the sides of	17
to one of	17
you tell me	17
his horse and	17
on the table	17
give me to	17
i got so	17
he told us	17
it was freedom	17
far from the	17
of the present	17
from the war	16
enough to make	16
or three years	16
a time when	16
to give the	16
into the hands	16
with the other	16
and they all	16
he was one	16
and the major	16
the place was	16
about six miles	16
stay in the	16
he was about	16
according to the	16
my wife and	16
about a year	16
i know about	16
but there was	16
and with the	16
the course of	16
of the law	16
and i said	16
give them a	16
ku klux but	16
that was after	16
a right smart	16
was the last	16
what i think	16
of which is	16
in some of	16
i made a	16
to see that	16
as if it	16
how to do	16
my husband died	16
read or write	16
i was bout	16
he was an	16
she was married	16
in his arms	16
at that place	16
as to the	16
the guard house	16
hard to get	16
the point of	16
came to a	16
to his house	16
all about it	16
in it and	16
the valley of	16
to hear it	16
to come here	16
it seems to	16
a little money	16
inches in height	16
he died in	16
and my wife	16
the block and	16
mother used to	16
whole lot of	16
i ever had	16
body of the	16
did not have	16
they put the	16
was a union	16
and i worked	16
the house with	16
me to go	16
we lived on	16
and took care	16
on both sides	16
about a mile	16
been here in	16
born in virginia	16
missouri and arkansas	16
my daddy was	16
as fast as	16
on the head	16
by this time	16
and said that	16
to town and	16
the people of	16
mother was the	16
and lots of	16
of the horse	16
outside of the	16
out upon the	16
is the first	16
in his own	16
the yankees was	16
when he come	16
said the hunter	16
at the gate	16
her white folks	16
i found out	16
to keep up	16
captain of the	16
out of that	16
from the time	16
the quantity of	16
of the fort	16
had been in	16
where he had	16
i never have	16
was never sold	16
he was just	16
i must have	16
is inches in	16
i was small	16
the state line	16
you what i	16
said he would	16
in the hands	16
the yankees from	16
have to pay	16
across the road	16
was raised up	16
the country of	16
they was a	16
they sold her	16
of the indian	16
a bit of	16
there is one	16
going to get	16
all of us	16
is the way	16
my life till	16
long time after	16
sort of a	16
ku klux never	16
know where they	16
that was his	16
i thought i	16
when we come	16
the battle of	16
to a tree	16
with the greatest	16
what he had	16
war broke out	16
or six years	16
pine bluff and	16
law of the	16
if you were	16
up there and	16
are you doing	16
wanted to see	16
on the river	16
in the white	16
on the th	16
son of the	16
never got a	16
so much of	16
the rocky mountains	16
her and her	16
and make a	16
two years after	16
they took all	16
to all the	16
us we was	16
they took me	16
to war and	16
of the whole	16
and things like	16
two years old	16
was born right	16
the midst of	16
that if i	16
camp of the	16
they would not	16
what to think	16
him when he	16
late in the	16
for a while	16
what they said	16
make a living	16
in an instant	16
to do anything	16
going to do	16
to do and	16
a good master	16
you better not	16
the house to	16
that he has	16
used to take	16
he would not	16
where they had	16
and that i	16
and a girl	16
get away from	16
i will be	16
they would put	16
or five years	16
to get it	16
they put me	16
which he was	16
we came to	16
i know what	16
of missouri and	16
of the place	16
half an inch	16
other side of	16
seems to me	16
by the fire	15
in sight of	15
on the surface	15
for us to	15
if you will	15
fire in the	15
a place to	15
we got to	15
to see what	15
if you are	15
fork of white	15
they say they	15
of the grotto	15
because it was	15
on board of	15
and mother were	15
i knew that	15
that i know	15
i think we	15
by the federal	15
got out of	15
care of her	15
down here in	15
and i can	15
to the church	15
then he said	15
to look at	15
of the town	15
and he is	15
nearly to death	15
the first day	15
soon as i	15
about one hundred	15
the field to	15
we are going	15
that we are	15
lived close to	15
i run off	15
was pretty good	15
us to the	15
a republican ticket	15
my wife died	15
white folks in	15
but if you	15
and a big	15
in the face	15
i should be	15
my pa was	15
that there were	15
to live with	15
before she died	15
i got grown	15
keep them from	15
i told them	15
and they got	15
she was good	15
was what they	15
he got a	15
he saw the	15
slaves lived in	15
as near as	15
but he never	15
a cry of	15
as the old	15
wish i could	15
date and time	15
here in the	15
circumstances of interview	15
all through the	15
they have been	15
description of room	15
much about the	15
he went back	15
put me to	15
they called him	15
in the garden	15
and he told	15
had a fine	15
some of my	15
who put you	15
my papa was	15
in union county	15
touch with informant	15
we had no	15
to know that	15
up to a	15
i should have	15
of the north	15
how it was	15
favor of the	15
to let him	15
will not be	15
of the city	15
and go on	15
in a hurry	15
the eyes of	15
not at all	15
two years and	15
because he was	15
had two children	15
up with the	15
but i had	15
added to the	15
tell me that	15
proved to be	15
time of interview	15
in touch with	15
i was years	15
have a good	15
first thing i	15
from the first	15
to be one	15
have to do	15
was hard to	15
i was going	15
got to go	15
to say to	15
on the left	15
i married when	15
he would come	15
sent to the	15
in the room	15
he told his	15
is to say	15
grandfather on my	15
him in his	15
the approach of	15
through the woods	15
was set free	15
they would kill	15
come and got	15
just like you	15
the slaves lived	15
a large number	15
in the water	15
covered with a	15
do you not	15
great deal of	15
go down to	15
all the other	15
through the country	15
the children and	15
on the boat	15
the father of	15
the junction of	15
he took a	15
eat and wear	15
not have been	15
the remains of	15
position of the	15
place of interview	15
down the river	15
has been dead	15
on it and	15
close of the	15
to be an	15
marse tom he	15
do no good	15
nearly all the	15
grandmother on my	15
had nine children	15
the th of	15
two of them	15
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the mississippi valley	15
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the loyal men	15
of a small	15
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part of his	15
wife and children	15
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women and children	15
that i could	15
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i was ten	15
you in touch	15
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in the neighborhood	15
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one time i	15
in this country	15
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the other day	15
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of the family	15
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the wagon and	15
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and have been	15
as you are	15
you to go	15
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the bed and	15
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of the soldiers	15
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one thing i	15
with the yankees	15
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for a man	15
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till i come	15
of interview state	15
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it up and	15
of the earth	15
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old man and	15
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man and he	15
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the boss man	15
great north fork	15
his house and	15
the company of	15
for me and	15
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to the author	15
the fence and	15
old master and	15
like it was	15
the land and	15
i had my	15
with my daughter	15
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loyal heart and	15
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in the midst	14
right and left	14
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know just how	14
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manner in which	14
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bernice bowden subject	14
i heard him	14
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them in a	14
by the rebels	14
the porch and	14
she died in	14
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as i know	14
which i have	14
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this younger generation	14
to pay for	14
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of the younger	14
of a tree	14
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by the hand	14
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i assure you	14
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nothing about it	14
occupations and accomplishments	14
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them that they	14
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to have it	14
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why do you	14
i tried to	14
say a word	14
and his mother	14
in there and	14
in the centre	14
to whip me	14
the present time	14
man and the	14
into the woods	14
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the way she	14
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i started to	14
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with the mississippi	14
years after freedom	14
two girls and	14
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young generation is	14
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born in south	14
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you the truth	14
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the stars and	14
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it on the	14
to the quarters	14
for more than	14
been here ever	14
to be good	14
that is about	14
and whip them	14