Unnamed Slaves in Delta

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2016-09-08 10:00
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Character Key: 
Unnamed Slaves in Delta
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Unnamed Slaves in Delta
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Unnamed Slaves in Delta
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Multi Gender Group
Class: 
Enslaved Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Dead
First Mentioned: 
Road to the Delta in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Other Texts: 
"Delta Autumn"
Biography: 

Before the Civil War these "gangs of slaves" provided the labor force which enabled the planters who owned them and the land to turn the wilderness into endless miles of cotton plantations (323).

Individual or Group: 
Group
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