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I was fifteen years old vixen we come to Arkansas. Mr. Walker Hayes that
was president of the Cosaaercial Appeal over at Memphis lost his land* We
been from place to place over Arkansas since then* Mr. Walker was General
Hayes 9 grandson. We worked field hands till then, we do anything since* I
nursed some for Mr. Charles Williams in Memphis. I have done house work*
I got two children. My son got one leg off* I live with him. SMs little
gran f boy is the most pleasure to us all.
"The Ku Klux never did interfere with us. They never come to our
house. I have seen them*
"When papa come from war it was all over* We knowed it was freedom*
Everybody was in a stir and talking and going somewhere* He had got his
fill of freedom in the war. He said turn us all out to freeze and starve*
He stayed with the Hayes till he died and mama died and all of us scattered
out when Mr. Walker Hayes lost his land*
"Ladies used to be too fine to be voting. I f m too old now. My men-
folks said they voted. They come home and say how they voted all I know
about voting*
"Walker Avenue in Memphis is named for Mr. Walker Hayes and Macremore
was named for him or by him one*
"We never was give a thing at freedom but papa was buying a place from
his master and got in debt and sold it* I don f t own a home*
"I have high blood pressure and the Welfare gives me $8 a month. I f m
not able to work* When you been used to a good plenty it is mi^ity bad to
get mighty near helpless**
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