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began Perdue as several in the audience nodded in agreement. “For a time John was working on a farm under the findings system (you were given a house and and certain amount of meat and other produce but it was often difficult to leave),” continued Perdue. “John was paid $3.00 a day. Once he had the measles and was unable to work. He had to pay his employer $3.75 per day for each day missed.”

It was in the 90’s on Saturday afternoon. Folks were hot but there

See JACKSON, Page A2

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