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  1.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 / Work Projects Administration
    wuz. Atter dey wuz married ma had to stay on wid de Riddin' fambly an' her chilluns b'longed to de ... my forehead And a harp widin my han'.' "Another tune wuz 'Roll, Jordan Roll.' Little chillun wuz larnt  details...
  2.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 / Work Projects Administration
    's farm. "Miss Sarah, Ah sho did love yo' aunt Willie. We wuz chilluns growin' up tergedder on Marse Billie's place. You mought not know it, but black chilluns gits grown heap faster den white chilluns, en ...  details...
  3.  Georgia Narratives, Part 1 / Work Projects Administration
    homespun what she wove. Dere was 17 of us chillun, and I can't 'member de names of but two of 'em now ... of dem old hay mattresses and pillows out of was so coarse dat it scratched us little chillun  details...
  4.  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 / Work Projects Administration
    Miss Ellen. Ole mars an' ole miss, dey just had de two chillun, Mars Luch and Miss Ellen ... ' nussin' de chillun and she plumb crazy 'bout de chillun an' dey just as satisfied  details...
  5.  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives / Work Projects Administration
    . Dey wuz six of us chillun, one sistah Hannah an' three brothers, Jim, Harrison, an' Spot. Jim wuz de oldes an ... . All us chillun an mammy live in a log cabin dat wuz lauge enuf foh us an we sleep in good beds, tall ones  details...
  6.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives / Work Projects Administration
    . De chilluns called dem de 'blue mans.' Mah white folks wuz named Crockett. Dr. Crockett ... 'en her oler chilluns would run 'way. Mah oler br'er went ter war wid mah marster. Mah younger br'er run 'way  details...
  7.  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives / Work Projects Administration
    kep' all de orphunt chillun an' dem who's mammas had been sent off to de breedin' quarters. When dem women had chillun dey brung 'em an' let somebody lak Aunt Emmaline raise em.) She was sho' mean to me ...  details...
  8.  The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts /
    and my chillun is poly. We ain't got 'nough to eat! Lawd, Mr. Clark, gimme a lil piece of side meat to cook us ... ' my chillun? Lawd, me and my chillun is _hongry_! God knows, Jake don't fee-eed me! (MR. CLARK sits unmoved  details...
  9.  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kansas Narratives / Work Projects Administration
    and said, "I don't want to take nothin' but my chillun," so we all told Mother Hulsie 'goodbye ... chilluns. He helped me raise them that lived and, after he died, I married Williams and had two chilluns  details...
  10.  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 / Work Projects Administration
    and sisters? Me? My dear, I don't know how many I had but I heard my mother say that all the chillun she did have, that she had 'leven chillun. "Our white folks took us to Texas durin' of the War. I think my old ...  details...

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