Uh-oh.  Are we forgetting that these were elderly rural people, giving 
testimony in their old age during the latter half of the Great Depression, 
and without Social Security (farm workers were denied SS, minimum wage, 
unemployment, etc?)  Living aged in one of the worst economic times in US 
history, they remembered their childhoods fondly.  Is this a recommendation 
for slavery?

Harold S. Forsythe
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> You will recall that during our discussion of the WPA Slave Narratives it
> appeared that quite a few former slaves recalled fondly their years in 
> slavery
> and the kindness of their masters.  So, from the perspective of former 
> slaves
> it appears that there were indeed "good" slaveowners when judged by the 
> best
> standard possible, those held in slavery.
>
> J South
>
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