Two Former Slaves Born in 1842 & 1852 Talk About the 1850s - Enhanced Video & Audio [60 fps]

Two former slaves talk about life during the times of slavery in America, referring to the 1840s and 1850s. The lady on the right was born in 1842 and the man on the left was born in 1852. Filming took place in 1944. The video has been speed-adjusted, sharpened and colorized for best clarity. Audio was restored with EQ adjustment and noise removal tools.

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[Lifeinthes]

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[faithlifeworshipcenter]

In 1994, I met a man who was 107 years old. Born in 1887, and was as sharp as a tack. I had lunch with this man and enjoyed a long conversation with him. He lived in an assisted living center. Walked with a cane, but was quite mobile. I would have guessed he was around 75 years old, but the nursing home owner informed me that the man was 107.

Here's some perspective for you:

* He was 16 years old when the Wright brothers first flew.
* He was 30 years old when the U.S. entered WWI.
* He was 40 years old when the first talkie (movie with talking dialogue) was released.
* He was 40 years old when Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic.
* He was 42 when the stock market crashed in 1929. 54 when Pearl Harbor was attacked.
* He was 60 years old when we broke the sound barrier. 82 when we put a man on the moon.
* He had worked for General Motors in Flint, Michigan and had been retired for over 40 years when I met him.

In his lifetime, he saw the advent of the automobile, the airplane, electric power in homes, refrigerators, movies, television, jet power, rocket power, nuclear power, men in space, satellite television, the invention of the internet, and was completely aware of all of these things at the age of 107. Meeting him was a remarkable experience that I'll never forget.

[aggrogator]

"Where did you live BEFORE Washington?"
"I told you. . ."
Gets me every time

[panqueque]

That old man was the embodiment of "don't make me repeat myself".

[ManiacalForeigner]

That lady had an incredible clarity of mind for 102!

[Idisagreethisisnotanon]

Stories like these are fascinating. Last week, as a 17 year old, I met a man born in 1935, who shook hands with a veteran of the Civil War, who shook hands with a veteran of the Revolutionary War. I could live to 2100 and still only be 3 handshakes away from the Revolutionary war.

History is fascinating.

[robertblankenship]

The first utterance of the old man is said to be "indiscernible, " but it's not. Listen closely and you'll hear him say, "I was a slave all my life." What a treasure.

[randomvintagefilm]

Funny old man didn't understand they were being filmed. The interviewer had obviously asked him these questions previously so the old man thought the guy had a bad memory 🤣

[ThemissouriTraveler]

This hit hard. My great grandfather was born in 1839 in Alabama. Born into slavery made his way north passing away as a free man. He was so afraid of being caught that he decided not to have children till much later in life as my grandfather wasn’t born until 1912. He was 72 when his last child came into this world. The chain may have been broken from his hands and wrists but the mental chains stayed with him till the end. Videos like this help me connect to OUR past. Thank you

[eastwdredd]

“I was a slave all my life…” hurt my soul..God bless every last one of them

[iwannaapple]

These people may have been slaves but they sound more educated than many people do today.
Lots of character in both of these people.

[atonement]

I saw a French lady interviewed on television about 25 (?) years ago, she was 107 as well. She was the oldest woman in the world at the time. She was very clear in her thinking and speech. She spoke English in the interview. She said she knew Vincent Van Gough when she was a girl, she said he wasn’t a very nice man at all, the way she knew him was because her father owned an art shop that sold paints which Vincent would come in to buy. She said he was always cranky and rude! Lol
The interviewer asked her if there was anything else she would like to do at her age. She thought for a second or two, and said, yes, I’d like to have a cigarette. They asked if she smoked, and she said she did, they asked when she gave up, and she said when she was 103. The interviewer asked why she gave up at 103. And she said it was because she went too blind to be able to light her cigarettes! So the interviewer gave her a cigarette which she smoked in the interview and she had this incredible smile on her face like she just went to heaven Lol!!!
She also said said that she didn’t do anything different to anyone else to live so long, she just thought God had forgotten about her. She had a great sense of humour still, which I will never forget.

[rsuriyop]

Seeing and hearing people who were born in the 1840's and 50's is simply unreal. They literally lived right through the American Civil War and would've been able to tell you all about what life was like around that terrible time.

[AMcDub]

I’ve only read about accounts in books. But to SEE someone talk about it who was actually a slave is unreal!!!! Your work is very very important.

[kathyh]

I wish it were a longer recording 😢These are people we could learn so much from

[leemorrison]

Amazing... voices from the past. Hard to imagine the world these people lived in

[commiekiller]

The lady was 102 and the man was 92. Incredible

[bryantparker]

Imagine being a kid and not having time to play. Imagine living the one life you have as someone's property....unreal!

[merchantsmithimages]

I met a 102 year old Woman in 2009. Her memory was amazing. She passed in 2012, but being in her presence was a gift.

[FurbyGender]

“I was a slave all my life” he said. As for her it sounded like she said “They had a pan of flan and you filled the pan into the lower slipper scrubbing the floor” (filling in the indiscernible parts)