Unnamed Negro Sawmill Workers

Submitted by ekp23@cornell.edu on Sat, 2013-03-23 16:59
Text: 
"Pantaloon in Black"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negro Sawmill Workers 1
Display Name: 
Unnamed Negro Sawmill Workers
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Negro Sawmill Workers
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Production
Specific Job: 
Sawmill Workers
First Mentioned: 
Negro Graveyard in "Pantaloon in Black" (Location)
Real?: 
No
Other Texts: 
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

Rider is the head of "a mill gang" at the sawmill (239). These other Negroes attend Mannie's funeral, and several of them try to help him in his grief. Some of them are also among the workers who shoot dice after hours at the mill.

Note: 
sawmill gang, mourner, black funeral
Financial Status: 
laborer (works for wages)
Individual or Group: 
Group
Character changes class in this text: 

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