Unnamed Memphis Jockey
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Unnamed Memphis Jockey
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Unnamed Memphis Jockey
Race:
Black
Gender:
Male
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Farming
Specific Job:
Jockey
First Mentioned:
Biography:
In his account of the first time Coppermine (AKA Forked Lightning) raced against Acheron, Parsham Hood briefly mentions "that Memphis boy" who was riding the horse (220). This jockey may be white and an actual "boy" - as Lucius is when he rides (220). But "boy" is also the term that Faulkner's southern society applies to a black man of almost any age up to 30 or more, and it's on that basis that we identify him as black, like McWillie, the jockey on the horse he is racing against.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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