Unnamed Negroes in Delta Camp

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2020-02-19 13:27
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negroes 10
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Unnamed Negroes in Delta Camp
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Unnamed Negroes in Delta Camp
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Domestic Service
Specific Job: 
Camp Servants
First Mentioned: 
Hunting Camp in "Delta Autumn"|Go Down, Moses in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Other Texts: 
"Delta Autumn"
Biography: 

It's not clear how many people from Yoknapatawpha go to the Delta, but at least several of them are black, and are there not to hunt but to serve the white hunters. The text names one, Isham, and singles out another as "the youngest Negro" - they have their own character entries. There is at least one more, because the narrative says that "two of the Negroes" cut firewood for cooking and warmth (327).

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Group
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