Unnamed Patrol-riders
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Patrol-riders
Sort Name:
Unnamed Patrol-riders
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Administrative
Specific Job:
Patroller
First Mentioned:
Biography:
When Buck and Buddy McCaslin allow their slaves to live in the plantation big house and leave the place at night by the back door, the white inhabitants of the area share stories or rumors of "McCaslin slaves dodging the moonlit roads and the Patrol-riders to visit other plantations" (249). "Patrol-riders" - more frequently referred to as "paterollers' or 'paterrollers' - were armed white men whose job was to apprehend slaves found off their plantation after dark and to pursue fugitive slaves.
Individual or Group:
Group
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