Acey

Submitted by ekp23@cornell.edu on Sat, 2013-03-23 17:18
Text: 
"Pantaloon in Black"
Character Key: 
Acey
Display Name: 
Acey
Sort Name: 
Acey
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Production
Specific Job: 
Member of Sawmill Gang
First Mentioned: 
Negro Graveyard in "Pantaloon in Black" (Location)
Real?: 
No
Other Texts: 
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

Acey is a member of Rider's mill gang who is present at Mannie's funeral, and he offers comfort in the form of company and “a jug in de bushes” (239).

Note: 
sawmill gang, mourner, black funeral
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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