In the 1940 interview with Joe McDonald, he thinks back to his time as a slave worker in Livingston, Alabama, and tells his optimistic stories.
Joe was raised in the main house and was educated very well and taught manors. His owners wanted him to grow up and make something of himself. They wanted him to be respected by the white men, and have good friends like they have.
At the age of nineteen, Joe went to plow in the field for the first time. He would plow with Mrs. D's horse named John, also known as old John.
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