Jackson, Clarice 1, 3
Jackson, Israel 5
Jackson, Lula 9, 18
Jackson, Mary 20
Jackson, Taylor 22
Jackson, Virginia 26
Jackson, William 28
Jamar, Lawson 30
James, Nellie 32
James, Robert 34
Jefferson, Ellis 36
Jeffries, Moses 38
Jefson, Rev. Ellis 43
Jenkins, Absolom 47
Jerman, Dora 50
Johnson, Adaline 52
Johnson, Alice 59
Johnson, Allen 63
Johnson, Annie 67
Johnson, Ben 70, 72
Johnson, Betty 73
Johnson, Cinda 76
Johnson, Ella 77
Johnson, Fanny 84
Johnson, George 91
Johnson, John 94
Johnson, Letha 98
Johnson, Lewis 100
Johnson, Lizzie 102
Johnson, Louis 104
Johnson, Mag 107
Johnson, Mandy 110
Johnson, Marion 112, 115, 120
Johnson, Martha 122
Johnson, Millie (Old Bill) 124
Johnson, Rosie 126
Johnson, Saint 128
Johnson, Willie 130
Jones, Angeline 134
Jones, Charlie 136
Jones, Cynthia 138
Jones, Edmund 141
Jones, Eliza 143
Jones, Evelyn 145
Jones, John 148
Jones, John 149
Jones, Lidia (Lydia) 151, 153
Jones, Liza (Cookie) 155
Jones, Lucy 158
Jones, Mary 159
Jones, Mary 163
Jones, Nannie 164
Jones, Reuben 166
Jones, Vergil 169
Jones, Walter 171
Junell, Oscar Felix 173
Keaton, Sam 175
Kendricks, Tines 177, 186
Kennedy, Frank 189
Kerns, Adreanna [TR: Adrianna?] W. 191
Key, George 196
Key, Lucy 198
King, Anna 201, 205
King, Mose 207
King, Susie 210
Kirk, William 214
Krump, Betty 216
Kyles, Rev. Preston 220, 222
Lagrone, Susa 223
Laird, Barney A. 225
Lamar, Arey 228
Lambert, Solomon 229
Larkin, Frank 235, 236, 239
Lattimore, William 242
Lawsom, Bessie 244
Lee, Henry 247
Lee, Mandy 250
Lee, Mary 251
Lewis, Talitha 252
Lindsay, Abbie 255
Lindsey, Rosa 260
Little, William 262
Lofton, Minerva 264
Lofton, Robert 267
Logan, John H. 274
Lomack, Elvie 281
Long, Henry 284
Love, Annie 290
Love, Needham 292
Lucas, Louis 297
Luckado, Lizzie 304
Luckett, John 306
Lynch, John 307
Lynch, Josephine Scott 310
Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden
Person interviewed: Clarice Jackson
Eighteenth and Virginia, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Age: 82
"I was six or seven when they begin goin' to the Civil War. We had a
big old pasture opposite and I know they would bring the soldiers
there and drill 'em.
"Oh my God, don't talk about slavery. They kept us in so you know we
couldn't go around.
"But if they kept 'em a little closer now, the world would be a better
place. I'm so glad I raised my children when they was raisin'
children. If I told 'em to do a thing, they did it 'cause I would
always know what was best. I got here first you know.
"People now'days is just shortening their lives. The Lord is pressin'
us now tryin' to press us back. But thank God I'm saved.
"Did you ever see things like they is now?
"I looks at the young folks and it seems like they is all in a
hurry--looks like they is on the last round.
"These here seabirds, (a music machine called seaburg--ed.) is ruinin'
the young folks.
"I feels my age now, but I thank the Lord I got a home and got a
little income.
"My children can't help me--ain't got nothin' to help with but a
little washin'. My daughter been bustin' the suds for a livin' 'bout
thirty-two years now.
"I never went to school. My dad put me to work after freedom and then
when schools got so numerous, I got too big. Ain't but one thing I
want to learn this side of the River, is to read the Bible. I wants to
confirm Jesus' words.
"The fus' place we went after we left the home place durin' of the
war, we went to Wolf Creek. And then they pressed 'em so close we went
to Red River. And they pressed 'em so close again we went to Texas and
that's where we was when freedom come.
"That was in July and they closed the crap (crop) and then six weeks
'fore Christmas they loaded the wagons and started back to Arkansas.
We come back to the Johnson place and stayed there three years, then
my father rented the Alexander place on the Tamo.
"I stayed right there till I married. I married quite young, but I had
a good husband. I ain't sayin' this just 'cause he's sleepin' but
ever'body will tell you he was good to me. Made a good livin' and I
wore what I wanted to.
"He come from South Carolina way before the war. Come from Abbeville.
They was emigratin' the folks.
"I tell you all I can, but I won't tell you nothin' but the truth."