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Re: Slave Narratives
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Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 16 May 2012 11:59:57 -0400
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Paul, the bigger question is why Molly would have made all this up? You have shown she did make it up, but you didn't tell us why she lied in the first place.  This would put the human part of this story together for me.

One of my favorite quotes of all time come from a real estate class. The question was this; "Do people lie?"

Of course people lie. ALL THE TIME. But why? There's the rub.

Craig Kilby

On May 16, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Paul Heinegg wrote:

> At least one slave narrative was total nonsense. Molly Walden Markham, born 20 August 1857 and died 19 February 1941, told her story in WPA Project vol. XI, part 2, pages 106-8. 


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