Unnamed Old Negro Woman
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Unnamed Old Negro Woman
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Unnamed Old Negro Woman
Race:
Black
Gender:
Female
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
First Mentioned:
Biography:
When Popeye's mother gets sick after her husband abandons her, it is "an old negro woman" rather than a doctor that she goes to, and the woman "tells her what was wrong" (304). The narrator doesn't tell us, but the problem is probably syphilis.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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