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They took off my stocking, the whole skin from the side of theĪt another time, when mother was out at work for theĭay, mammy had charge of the baby. Was tied in a chair and placed near the stove. That at my christening the old folks gave a large party, and I In my childhood, I had two severe burnings. Month, saved one hundred and twenty-five dollars, andīought little Frances, having taken a great liking to her, for onĪccount of my birth, my grandfather refused to buy my mother Īnd so I was left a slave in the District of Columbia, where I Was purchased by my grandfather, who first saved money andīought himself, then four of his children. Mammy had six children, three boys and three girls. This word remained with me, for, I wondered Going to bed but not one word of all she said do I rememberĮxcept the one word "offspring." She would ask God to bless Mammy used to make a long prayer every night before Old-is, I was sent to keep my mammy company. My earliest recollections-I must have been about three years

We used to call our grandmother "mammy," and one of THERE are some few points in my life which, Of inspiring those readers who are anxious to make the most of Hope that it may accomplish much good, especially in the way Has fallen into other hands, and however inefficiently done, isĪ loving service, willingly performed, and sent forth with a The final work of editing and directing its publication Successful in influencing and moulding so manyĪfter much persuasion, the work was begun, and carried Her methods of imparting the intellectualĪnd moral instruction that has proved so eminently THE author of this work was frequently urged African Americans - Education - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.įinished TEI-conformant encoding and final proofing.īy Fanny Jackson-Coppin Philadelphia, Pa., U.Afro-Americans teachers - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.Institute for Colored Youth (Philadelphia, Pa.) - History.(SoftQuad) and Microsoft Word spell check programs.
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