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Thread #63336 Message #3161522
Posted By: GUEST,Dick Leining
27-May-11 - 06:53 PM
Thread Name: Sweet Sunny South: Is 'Massa' PI?
Subject: RE: Origins: Sweet Sunny South: Is 'Massa' PI?
Some slaves, serving in the mansion instead of picking cotton, might have called Massa "Daddy" in private and justifiably gone to their rest nearby.