BETTIE SUBER                 449-SC/#008                                     003
         I WAS BORN NEAR OLD BUS RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. T
THIS WAS THE WHITE FOLKS' CHURCH, BUT THE COLORED FOLKS HAVE A BUSH RIVER CHURCH
 IN THAT SECTION NOW. I WAS GROWN WHEN THE WAR STARTED. I WAS A SLAVE OF BONNY F
LOYD. HE WAS A GOOD MAN WHO OWNED SEVERAL SLAVES AND A BIG FRAM. I WAS THE HOUSE
-GIRL THEN, AND WAITED ON THE TABLE AND HELPED AROUND THE HOUSE. I WAS ALWAYS TO
DLD TO GO TO THE WHITE FOLKS' CHURCH AND SIT IN THE GALLERY.
         WHEN THE PATROLLERS WAS STARTED THERE, THEY NEVER DID BOTHER MISTER BON
NY'S SLAVES. HE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THEM,FOR HIS SLAVES NEVER RUN AWAY FR
OM HIM.
         THE KU KLUX NEVER COME TO OUR PLACE, AND I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THEM I
N THAT SECTION.
         WE TOOK OUR WHEAT TO SINGLEY'S MILL ON BUSH RIVER TO BE GROUND. WE MADE
 ALL OUR FLOUR AND GRAIN. WE PLOWED WITH HORSES AND MULES.
         I AM AN OLD WOMAN, SICK IN BED AND CAN'T TALK GOO ;2BUT7pLAD  O3T LLYO
U ANYTHING I CAN.


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