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An 'the duchesses an' the lydies 'ad sich gran' w'ite dresses.
CORONATION DAY 2010
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I's a mis'ble sinner, and don't 'sarve to ax for a crumb; but jis holp me, and keep on a holpin' me till we all come out right in de en '; den ketch us up in de w'ite cloud unto glory.
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I wuk some flower-yard fo 'some w'ite folks, an' I wuk a li'l gyarden.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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"We w'ite folks," though it was no new thing to the Colonel or Tommy, almost burst with laughter.
Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore
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'De w'ite ain't no wuss dan de brack -- dey'm all' like -- pore sinners all ob 'em.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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God send w'ite folks an 'colored folks, an' dey mus 'he'p each odder an' wuk togedder.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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Dat Nigger grabbed de money, an 'de w'ite man fell.
Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study Thomas Washington Talley
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De Lord wudn't whip a w'ite man no sooner dan a brack one -- He tinks de w'ite juss so good as de brack (good Southern doctrine, I thought).
Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore
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De Nigger beat de w'ite man, but 'ē's skeered to pick it up.
Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study Thomas Washington Talley
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Ef your folks know'd all de trufh -- ef dey know'd how both de brack an 'de pore w'ite man, am on de groun', and can't git up, ob demselfs -- dey'd do _suffin'_ -- dey'd break de Constertution -- dey'd do suffin 'ter help us.
Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore
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