Unnamed Negroes on Compson Farm
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Unnamed Negroes on Compson Farm
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Unnamed Negroes on Compson Farm
Race:
Black
Gender:
Multi Gender Group
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Farming
Specific Job:
Tenant Farmers
Biography:
Sam Fathers lives among Negroes in the quarters on the Compson farm. They apparently work the Compson land on shares as tenant farmers, and they distinguish themselves from Sam by calling him "a blue-gum" (343), or "Uncle Blue-Gum" (344).
Note:
refer to Sam as "a blue-gum" rather than a Negro (343).
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Group
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