Teshan Young

“…hog-killing time.”

Narratives of Annie Huff, Jerry Boykins, and Joseph Holmes.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Georgia Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 234; Texas Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 123.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 1, Multiple States, p. 10.

“…the hogs’ bladders…”

Narratives of Pauline Grice, Teshan Young, and Bob Beford.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Texas Narratives, Vol. 2, pp. 98-99, and Vol. 4, p. 236; Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 146.

“The Westcott children and the Westcott slave children…”

Narratives of Mary Anngady and Harriet Benton.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., North Caolina Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 34.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography : supplement, series 1. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 1, Georgia, pp. 47-48.

“…long homespun shirts.…”

Narratives of Allen Sims and Sam Anderson.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 1. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 1, Alabama, p. 365; Vol. 12, Oklahoma, p. 5.

“….played games together…”

Narratives of Carrie Davis (Pretty Pauline), Dellie Lewis (Fox and geese), Frank Menefee (Green Grows the Willow Tree), Rachel Harris (No Boogerman Tonight), Dink Walton Young (Mollie Bright), Cicely Cawthon (Walking to Jerusalem), Jake Dawkins (Bugger Bear), Louis Hill (Wolf on the Bridge), Charles H. Anderson (Holly Golly), Bert Mayfield (Sheep-Meat), Elsie Payne (Jack-o-Maringo), and Ellen Payne (Old Molly Whoop Scoop).

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 107 (Davis), p. 256 (Lewis), p. 280 (Menefee); Kentucky Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 15 (Mayfield); Ohio Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 3 (Anderson), Georgia Narratives, Vol. 4, p. 205 (Walton); Missouri Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 184 (Hill); Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 181 (Harris)

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 1. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 3, Georgia, p. 186 (Cawthon); Vol. 1, Alabama, p. 294 (Payne, Elsie), Vol. 7, Mississippi, p. 594 (Dawkins); supplement, series 2, Vol. 8, Texas, p. 3041 (Payne, Ellen).

“The boys played marbles…”

Narratives of William McWhorter, Jake Desso, Archie Fennels, and Willis Winn.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Georgia Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 100.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Texas, Vol. 4, pp. 1194, 1335; Vol 10, p. 4245.