text_original: I knew that there were several colored men worth a hundred or so thousand dollars each, and some families who proudly dated their free ancestry back a half dozen generations. I also learned that in Brooklyn there lived quite a large colony in comfortable homes which they owned; but at no point did my life come in contact with theirs.
text_transcription: I KNEW THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL COLOURED MEN WORTH A HUNDRED OR SO THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH AND SOME FAMILIES WHO PROUDLY DATED THEIR FREE ANCESTRY BACK A HALF DOZEN GENERATIONS I ALSO LEARNED THAT IN BROOKLYN THERE LIVED QUITE A LARGE COLONY IN COMFORTABLE HOMES WHICH THEY OWNED BUT AT NO POINT DID MY LIFE COME IN CONTACT WITH THEIRS
phonemes: aɪ nˈuː ðæt ðɛɹwˌɜː sˈɛvɹəl kˈʌlɚd mˈɛn wˈɜːθ ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd ɔːɹ sˌoʊ θˈaʊzənd dˈɑːlɚz ˈiːtʃ, ænd sˌʌm fˈæmɪliz hˌuː pɹˈaʊdli dˈeɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ fɹˈiː ˈænsɛstɹi bˈæk ɐ hˈæf dˈʌzən dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz. aɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ lˈɜːnd ðæt ɪn bɹˈʊklɪn ðɛɹ lˈɪvd kwˈaɪt ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈɑːləni ɪn kˈʌmftəbəl hˈoʊmz wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ˈoʊnd; bˌʌt æt nˈoʊ pˈɔɪnt dˈɪd maɪ lˈaɪf kˈʌm ɪn kˈɑːntækt wɪð ðˈɛɹz.