Fursen Owens 12 years old. Can't read. Don't know A, B, C's. "Yes I want to learn but I can't when I work all the time.

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Fursen Owens 12 years old. Can't read. Don't know A, B, C's. "Yes I want to learn but I can't when I work all the time." Been in mills 4 years, 3 years in Olympia Mill, Columbia, and 1 year here. ). Location: Augusta, Georgia.

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Keywords: child, children, cotton, kni, knitting, labor, mill, workers