Slave Quarters on Indian Plantation (Location Key)

The slave quarters that the Choctaw Indians build to house their slaves in "Red Leaves" are "neat with whitewash, of baked soft brick" (313). The two rows of houses face each other. They have no doors and have "chinked and plastered chimneys" (313), and a dirt lane runs between them. The central cabin with its shuttered windows is larger than the others, big enough, apparently, to hold all the slaves on the plantation. Inside, it is dark with a hearth in center of the floor, and a hole in the roof for smoke. The room also contains the slaves' "cryptic ornaments" and "ceremonial records" (315). In the lane are "a few homemade toys mute in the dust" (313).