co'n

I can't 'member, but I'se hyard my mammy tell o' dances, co'n shuckin's, wrestlin 'matches, candy pullin's an' sich things dat wus had by de slaves dem days.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

De nex 'day de marster goes ter Raleigh, an' gits a gyard, but dey has done stole all our stuff an 'we am liven' mostly on parched co'n.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

Dey had dere co'n shuckin's, dere barn dances, prayer meetin's an 'sich like all de year, an' from Christmas till de second day o 'January dey had a holiday wid roast oxes, pigs, turkey an' all de rest o 'de fixin's.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

Pappy wuz tellin 'mammy 'bout de Yankees comin' ter dere plantation, burnin 'de co'n cribs, de smokehouses an' 'stroyin' eber'thing.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

While I am at de mill one uv Wheeler's men takes my mule an 'my co'n, an' I takes de ole saddle an 'starts ter walkin' back home.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

Frum all dis you might think dat we ain't had no good times, but we had our co'n shuckin's, candy pullin's an 'sich like.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

Dat evenin 'Lijah come back fum town wid some co'n meal an' a side

The Cat in Grandfather's House Carl Henry Grabo

Now, he's gwine ter know w'at it is ter eat co'n bread en merlasses once mo ', en wuk fum daylight ter da'k, en ter hab a oberseah dribin'

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

Master Dale owned a big farm and had big fields of co'n an 'tobacco, and we raised everything we had to eat.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives Work Projects Administration

Course dey mostly planted co'n, peas an 'vege'ables.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various