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1.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives / Work Projects Administration
   wuz our marster but I don't member 'im mahse'f. He d'ed w'en I wuz small. Mah marster wuz mean ter mah mammy w'en her oler chilluns would run 'way. Mah oler br'er went ter war wid mah marster. Mah younger br'er run 'way ...  details...
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   • subject(s) - mah; marster; hab; dat; dem; mah missis; mah mammy; mah daddy; dere; missis; git; mah marster; hit; klux klan; slaves; mah white; folks; slave; white folks; old marster; sum; member; mah white; missis; slave; sum; folks; mah marster; member; slaves; mah; dere; dem; mah daddy; hit; git; white folks; dat; hab; mah mammy; old marster; marster; klux klan; mah missis;
   • title - Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives
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2.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 / Work Projects Administration
   of deir marsters wouldn't sell one of 'em to de other marster, Mammy had to stay on de Jackson plantation ... him long as he kept dat ticket. When dey did find a slave off his marster's plantation widout no ticket  details...
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   • subject(s) - dat; marster; dem; chillun; plantation; wus; dere; slaves; den; git; niggers; slave; old marster; white folkses; folks; mammy dink; mammy dink; slave; folks; slaves; dere; chillun; dem; white folkses; plantation; wus; niggers; git; dat; old marster; marster; den;
   • title - Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4
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3.  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives / Work Projects Administration
   ' her Marster was John Bussey, a reg'lar old drunkard, an' my pappy's name was John Robertson an' b'longed to Dr ... . "My sister Harriett and brudder John was fine fiel' hands an' Marster kep' 'em in de fiel' most of de  details...
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   • subject(s) - dat; marster; lak; marse; niggers; dem; den; git; nigger; folks; old marster; white folks; aint; county fec; an' den; marse george; marse bob; pauline loveless; nothin' 'bout; young marster; marse jim; lak dat; jus' lak; dem days; sho' 'nough; big; mammy; nothin' 'bout; marse george; aint; dem days; nigger; folks; dem; mammy; young marster; lak dat; marse jim; pauline loveless; an' den; lak; jus' lak; niggers; git; marse bob; white folks; dat; county fec; old marster; marster; sho' 'nough; den; big; marse;
   • title - Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives
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4.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 / Work Projects Administration
   8 --] "Aunt Frances" story reveals that, her young "marster" was Dr. Jessie Kimbrough--a man ... some of Master's fine "hosses", threw the saddles over them and rode away. Charlie said though "ole Marster  details...
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   • subject(s) - dat; marster; dem; marse; atter; chillun; lak; plantation; dere; niggers; den; git; slaves; dere warn't; white folkses; old marster; dem days; georgia; folks; marse joe; slave; big; marse billy; marse gerald; marse joe; marse billy; dem days; marse gerald; atter; slave; folks; slaves; dere; chillun; dem; white folkses; plantation; lak; niggers; git; georgia; dat; old marster; marster; dere warn't; den; big; marse;
   • title - Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3
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5.  Georgia Narratives, Part 1 / Work Projects Administration
   . Marster never had to take none of his Niggers to court or put 'em in jails neither; him and de overseer ... white folks 'cause dey didn't have no sep'rate churches for de Niggers 'til atter de war. On our Marster  details...
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   • subject(s) - dat; marse; chillun; atter; marster; lak; dem; plantation; dere; niggers; git; slaves; marse alec; dar; white folkses; den; dere warn't; marse john; slave; georgia; folks; old marster; dem days; big; marse billy; marse billy; dem days; atter; slave; folks; marse alec; slaves; dar; dere; chillun; dem; white folkses; marse john; plantation; lak; niggers; git; georgia; dat; old marster; marster; dere warn't; den; big; marse;
   • title - Georgia Narratives, Part 1
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6.  Adventure / London, Jack, 1876-1916
   of the house-boys were beaded with sweat. "Marster," one of them ventured, "big fella wind he come, strong ...  details...
   • creator(s) - London, Jack, 1876-1916
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   • subject(s) - sheldon; fella; berande; joan; tudor; miss lackland; big fella; noa noah; joan lackland; fella marster; captain oleson; one fella; fella boy; miss lackland; fella boy; sheldon; big fella; fella marster; one fella; fella; berande; noa noah; tudor; joan lackland; joan; captain oleson;
   • title - Adventure
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7.  Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted / Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911
   !" said the questioner, whom we shall call Thomas Anderson, although he was known among his acquaintances as Marster ... to nobody." "Well," said Tom, "las' night ole Marster had company. Two big ginerals, and dey was hoppin  details...
   • creator(s) - Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911
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   • subject(s) - iola; leroy; gresham; aunt linda; dat; latimer; robert; linda; dem; miss delany; slavery; captain sybil; harry; uncle daniel; negro; uncle dan'el; war; marse robert; tom; iola leroy; aunt; miss iola; marie; uncle; asked iola; aunt; asked iola; uncle daniel; leroy; aunt linda; linda; miss iola; iola leroy; dem; slavery; uncle; negro; uncle dan'el; miss delany; war; tom; latimer; dat; iola; marse robert; gresham; marie; robert; captain sybil; harry;
   • title - Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted
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8.  The Conjure Woman / Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
   sap went down, Henry begin ter git ole ag'in same ez yuzhal, en his noo marster begin ter git skeered les ... Street, when who should he meet but Henry's noo marster. Dey said 'Hoddy,' en Mars Dugal' ax 'im ter hab  details...
   • creator(s) - Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
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   • subject(s) - dat; mars dugal'; cunjuh; cunjuh man; aun' peggy; mars marrabo; gwine; mars jeems; fum; mars; nigger; tuk; ober; hab; niggers; git; sis' becky; julius; mars' dugal'; plantation; dave; dere; w'ite folks; dan; den; mo' d'n; nex' mawnin'; aun' nancy; wim'l't; mars' dugal'; tuk; fum; dan; nigger; wim'l't; mo' d'n; dere; w'ite folks; plantation; dave; ober; aun' peggy; git; niggers; dat; mars; cunjuh man; aun' nancy; hab; mars jeems; gwine; nex' mawnin'; mars dugal'; cunjuh; den; sis' becky; julius; mars marrabo;
   • title - The Conjure Woman
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9.  The Battle Ground / Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945
   ' me. You cyarn do dat widout you 'uz a real ole marster hese'f." "I reckon I can," said Champe ... ), and of a singularly open countenance. "Hi! ain't you up yit, young Marster?" he exclaimed. "Sis Rhody, she sez  details...
   • creator(s) - Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945
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   • subject(s) - betty; dan; big abel; abel; lightfoot; champe; virginia; major; aunt ailsey; marse dan; governor; aunt rhody; miss lydia; dan; aunt rhody; governor; lightfoot; major; marse dan; big abel; aunt ailsey; abel; champe; virginia; miss lydia; betty;
   • title - The Battle Ground
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10.  The Southern Cross A Play in Four Acts / Daingerfield, Foxhall, 1887-1933
    , to say nothin' ob Old Marster in de army. Cupid. And dars Mars Bev, most pester his mar to def ter let ... in de army dan what I is. He know hit all but kill Ole Mistis when she let Mars George and Old Marster  details...
    • creator(s) - Daingerfield, Foxhall, 1887-1933
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    • subject(s) - bev; winth; marthy; gordon; carter; char; cupid; winthrop; charlotte; hopkins; dat; hop; exit; aunt marthy; mars; soldier; george; hit; miss charlotte; fair; bill; marthy; charlotte; exit; winthrop; miss charlotte; soldier; hopkins; bev; aunt marthy; fair; carter; cupid; hit; winth; mars; dat; hop; char; gordon; bill; george;
    • title - The Southern Cross A Play in Four Acts
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