Unnamed Slaves at Sutpen's

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Submitted by grdenton@memphis.edu on Sun, 2013-03-03 19:35
Text: 
"Wash"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Slaves at Sutpen's
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Unnamed Slaves at Sutpen's
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Unnamed Slaves at Sutpen's
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Enslaved Black
Rank: 
Secondary
Vitality: 
Alive
First Mentioned: 
Fishing Camp|Hunting Camp in "Wash" (Location)
Real?: 
No
Biography: 

These are the enslaved people in "Wash" who call Wash "white trash behind his back" (536), and to his face pointedly ask him "Why ain't you at de war, white man?" (537). When they do that, Wash can see their "white eyes and teeth behind which derision lurked" (537). "Most" of Sutpen's slaves leave to follow the Union army toward freedom after "Sherman passes through the plantation" (537).

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