February 4, 2012


Nicey Pugh was born a slave 2 master jim bettis in alabama:
“at Christmas time, massa would have a bunch of niggers 2 kill a hog an’ barbecue him, an’ de womens would make’ lasses cake, an’ ole massa jim had some kinda seed dat he made beer outen, an’ we-alls drank beer ‘roun’ Christmas.”

Nicey Pugh was born a slave 2 master jim bettis in alabama:

“at Christmas time, massa would have a bunch of niggers 2 kill a hog an’ barbecue him, an’ de womens would make’ lasses cake, an’ ole massa jim had some kinda seed dat he made beer outen, an’ we-alls drank beer ‘roun’ Christmas.”

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