ley, Ophelia 371
Wilcox, Tom 376
Williams, Catharine 380
Williams, Rev. Handy 385
Williams, John Thomas 390
Williams, Lizzie 394
Williams, Penny 401
Williams, Plaz 406
Williamson, Melissa 410
Woods, Alex 414
Wright, Anna 420

Yellady, Dilly 425
Yellerday, Hilliard 431

ILLUSTRATIONS

Tina Johnson 20

Fannie Moore 127

Julius Nelson 143

Lila Nichols 147

Tempe Pitts 173

Adora Rienshaw 212

William Scott 259

Tiney Shaw 265

John Smith 269

Josephine Smith 281

Sam T. Stewart 316

William Sykes 327

N.C. District: No. 2
Worker: Mrs. W.N. Harriss
No. Words: 1363
Subject: Memories of Uncle Jackson
Interviewed: John H. Jackson
309 S. Sixth St.
Wilmington, N.C.

[TR: Date stamp: JUN 26 1937]

MEMORIES OF UNCLE JACKSON

"I was born in 1851, in the yard where my owner lived next door to the
City Hall. I remember when they was finishin' up the City Hall. I also
remember the foreman, Mr. James Walker, he was general manager. The
overseen (overseer) was Mr. Keen. I remember all the bricklayers; they
all was colored. The man that plastered the City Hall was named George
Price, he plastered it inside. The men that plastered the City Hall
outside and put those colum's up in the front, their names was Robert
Finey and William Finey, they both was colored. Jim Artis now was a
contractor an' builder. He done a lot of work 'round Wilmin'ton.

"Yes'm, they was slaves, mos' all the fine work 'round Wilmin'ton was
done by slaves. They called 'em artisans. None of 'em could read, but
give 'em any plan an' they could foller it to the las' line."

Interviewer: "Did the owner collect the pay for the labor, Uncle
Jackson?"

"No, ma'm. That they did'n. We had a lot of them artisans 'mongst our
folks. They all lived on our place with they fam'lies.