Occupation

"When I first went to work, I picked cotton. That is at a place out near

Hamburg. I picked cotton about ten or fifteen years. Then I went to

town--Monticello. I washed and ironed. About forty-five years ago, I

came to Little Rock, and have been here every since. Washing and ironing

has been my support. I have sometimes cooked.

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