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1.  Other Poems / Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
   ' but de Owl an' de Moon You's Sweet to Yo' Mammy Jes de Same A Plantation Bacchanal July in Georgy ... . Seems lak to me dat ev'ything is wrong, Seems lak to me de day's jes twice as long, Seems lak  details...
   • creator(s) - Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
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   • subject(s) - dat; jes; brudder 'possum; brer; brudder; der; seems lak; heah; dem; git; den; der; brudder 'possum; seems lak; dem; brudder; heah; git; dat; brer; jes; den;
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2.  Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories / Fox, John, 1863-1919
   -FER-SARTAIN CREEK Thar was a dancin'-party Christmas night on ``Hell fer Sartain.'' Jes tu'n up the fust crick ... much to say. Nance was sorter quiet, an' Nance's mammy, ole Nance, jes grinned. Folks come in to ax  details...
   • creator(s) - Fox, John, 1863-1919
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   • subject(s) - grayson; thar; jes; abe; jeb; harve; polly ann; nance; polly; feller; abe shivers; agin; tom; ann; hit; gap; shivers; reckon; stranger; hell; gap; thar; reckon; stranger; polly ann; hell; nance; jeb; hit; tom; grayson; ann; shivers; abe; abe shivers; polly; jes; feller; harve; agin;
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3.  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives / Work Projects Administration
   him and he though a heap uv me. I'd rub de legs uv dem hosses and rode dem round to gib em excise. I wuz jes a small ... a long time. I jes don no how long. My boss carrid me to his brother, Ole Man Finch Scruggs. He run a sto  details...
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   • subject(s) - dat; wen; foh; sho; slaves; negro; jes; slave; county; dem; kentucky; den; nigger; garrard county; hit; negroes; sold; war; folks; big; foh; nigger; garrard county; sho; slave; folks; negroes; slaves; dem; kentucky; negro; county; wen; hit; war; dat; jes; den; big; sold;
   • title - Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives
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4.  Bricks Without Straw / ée, Albion Winegar, 1838-1905
   -NOMINATE. "Wal, I 'clar, now, jes de quarest ting ob 'bout all dis matter o' freedom is de way dat it sloshes ... he wuz gwine ter du wuz jes ter hev 'em up an' gib 'em a new name, out 'n out, an' a clean suit ob close  details...
   • creator(s) - ée, Albion Winegar, 1838-1905
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   • subject(s) - hesden; nimbus; dat; moyne; desmit; eliab; jes; mollie; marse; marse hesden; eliab hill; dar; miss mollie; berry; miss ainslie; colonel desmit; marse desmit; red wing; mollie; colonel desmit; berry; hesden; marse hesden; nimbus; dar; red wing; eliab hill; miss ainslie; desmit; marse desmit; moyne; dat; miss mollie; jes; eliab; marse;
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5.  Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life / Pyrnelle, Louise Clarke, 1850-1907
   ; I said jes' much 'kingdom come' ez she did." And presently Jim would retaliate by saying, "Granny, Polly nuber sed nuf'n 'bout her 'cruspusses.'" "Lord-ee! jes' lis'n at dat nigger," Polly would say. "Granny ...  details...
   • creator(s) - Pyrnelle, Louise Clarke, 1850-1907
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   • subject(s) - diddie; hyear; dumps; dat; dilsey; mammy; jes; fur; gwine; wat; dar; den; tot; dem; major waldron; nancy jane; uncle bob; asked diddie; bob; miss diddie; uncle; aunt milly; erlone dat; daddy jake; let erlone; aunt edy; aunt; hit; aunt nancy; an' den; ain'; daddy jake; nancy jane; aunt; asked diddie; ain'; dilsey; wat; fur; major waldron; dumps; dar; dem; erlone dat; mammy; uncle; an' den; aunt nancy; hit; tot; diddie; aunt milly; dat; gwine; let erlone; miss diddie; uncle bob; jes; aunt edy; den; bob; hyear;
   • title - Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life
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6.  Tot or, Plantation child-life / Pyrnelle, Louise Clarke, 1850-1907
   ; I said jes' much 'kingdom come' ez she did." And presently Jim would retaliate by saying, "Granny, Polly nuber sed nuf'n 'bout her 'cruspusses.'" "Lord-ee! jes' lis'n at dat nigger," Polly would say. "Granny ...  details...
   • creator(s) - Pyrnelle, Louise Clarke, 1850-1907
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   • subject(s) - diddie; dumps; hyear; dat; dilsey; mammy; jes; fur; gwine; wat; dar; den; tot; uncle bob; dem; major waldron; nancy jane; asked diddie; bob; miss diddie; uncle; aunt milly; daddy jake; erlone dat; let erlone; aunt edy; aunt; an' den; hit; aunt nancy; ain'; daddy jake; nancy jane; aunt; asked diddie; ain'; dilsey; wat; fur; major waldron; dumps; dar; dem; erlone dat; mammy; uncle; an' den; aunt nancy; hit; tot; diddie; aunt milly; dat; gwine; let erlone; miss diddie; uncle bob; jes; aunt edy; den; bob; hyear;
   • title - Tot or, Plantation child-life
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7.  The Boy With the U.S. Census / Rolt-Wheeler, Francis, 1876-1960
   . But I jes' feel as sure as c'n be, that befo' the census-taker gets through hyeh, I'm goin' to be heated ... , he was a great hand fo' figures, so I s'pose yo' come by it naturally enough. An' you're jes' sure you've passed  details...
   • creator(s) - Rolt-Wheeler, Francis, 1876-1960
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   • subject(s) - hamilton; census; asked hamilton; uncle eli; census bureau; boy; porto rican; census bureau; boy; porto rican; census; asked hamilton; uncle eli; hamilton;
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8.  Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch / Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942
   they've had their dinner, an' jes' come early to git some of ours!" "Why, Asia!" exclaimed Mrs. Wiggs, "that ain't hospit ... is set on their feet. Now, you fellows git some soft-soap an' pour it in yer shoes, an' jes' keep  details...
   • creator(s) - Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942
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   • subject(s) - wiggs; billy; lucy; git; miss hazy; cabbage patch; jim; asia; miss lucy; miss hazy; cabbage patch; jim; asia; wiggs; lucy; git; miss lucy; billy;
   • title - Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
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9.  Lovey Mary / Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942
   explained. "Wouldn't a kitten do jes as well?" he asked kindly. "I want my ducky," whined Tommy, showing ... in the stove. Dear me! what ever will I do? Jes wait a minute; I'll have to go ast Mis' Wiggs  details...
   • creator(s) - Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942
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   • subject(s) - lovey mary; lovey; wiggs; miss hazy; hazy; tommy; mary; lovey mary's; kate; cabbage patch; miss viny; miss; asked lovey; miss hazy's; miss bell; tommy; miss hazy; hazy; lovey mary's; cabbage patch; lovey mary; kate; miss; miss bell; wiggs; miss viny; asked lovey; miss hazy's; lovey; mary;
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10.  A Spray of Kentucky Pine / Sherley, George Douglass, 1857-1917
    -- 'Ceptin' to Jim.-- And Jim was the wildest boy he had-- And the old man jes' wrapped up in him ... Was jes' as we turned to start away,-- "Well, good-by, Jim: Take keer of yourse'f!" 'Peared  details...
    • creator(s) - Sherley, George Douglass, 1857-1917
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    • subject(s) - whitcomb riley; james whitcomb; whitcomb; riley; old swimmin'; kentucky pine; jim; kentucky; spray; james; mystic; pine; poet; trademark; literary; refund; archive; hole; access; donations; riley; whitcomb riley; poet; james; jim; whitcomb; refund; kentucky; literary; james whitcomb; kentucky pine; pine; trademark; spray; mystic; archive; access; hole; donations; old swimmin';
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