Slave Interview	.		Page 5	~
James Jolineon			FEC
South Jacksonville, flørida		~



a “driver“ by the naine o±~ Januray. His duties were to get the slaves together in the morning and. see that they went to the fields and asBigned them to their tasks. He worked as the other slaves, though, he had. more priveligea. He would stop work at any time he pieae~d and go ar~nd to inspect the work of the others, and thus resthimseif. Most of the orders from the master were issued to him. The crops consisted of cotton, corn, cane and. peas, which was raised in abundance.

	When the slaves left the fieldsi they returned to their cabins and. after preparing and eating of their évening meal they gathered around a cabin to sing and. moan songe seasoned wIth African melody. phen to the tune of an old fiddle they danced a dance called the “~reen Corn Dance“ and. “Cut the Pigeon Wing.“ Sometimes the young ~n on the plantation would slip away to visit agirl on another plantation. If they were caught by the “Patrols“ while on these visits they would be lashed. on the bare backs as a penalty for this offense.

	A whipping post was used for this purpose. As soon as one slave was whipped, he was given the whip to whip his brother slave. Very often the lashes would bring blood very BOOfl from the already lacerated skin, but this did not stop the lashing until one had. received their due number of lashes,

.	Occasionally the slaves were ordered to church to hear