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LOGGER'S SHEET

LOGGER: Geo Melville
REEL NUMBER: 1 A-B STAGE: MICHIGAN NARRATIVE
DATE: 6/26/87 PRESENTOR: Benjamin Wilson
GROUP NAME: -
REGION/STYLE: FUGITIVE SLAVE NARRATIVES
PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION
Ms. Berry-Jackson - descendant of slave
Marie Cross


CONTENTS
1859-1877 1. MS BARRY TALKS ABOUT HER GRANDFATHER ESCAPING TO CANADA VIA MICH.
2. MARIE CROSS TELLS STORY ABOUT BLUE JAYS & RUNAWAY SLAVES
3. MARIE TALKS WITH BEN ABOUT TANSY AS INSECT REPELLANT
Reel change
4. MS BArry Tells of cayenne pepper in runaway slaves shoes
5. MS cross informs us of 7 row corn HiLL Trickery which  gains him Freedom
6. Ben TALKS of necessity of slaves MAME change w/ MS Belly
7. Ben TALKS of slave communities - "freedom", "calvin center" w/ MS Cross
8. Discussion of LINGUISTIC inventions, AFRICANIZATION of ENGLISH. codewords
9. Discussion of Cosmetics & AGE SAVING Techniques
10. QUESTIONS - emancipation, underground Railroad escapes
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