Mrs. Hamp Worsham

Submitted by tmtowner@utdall... on Fri, 2016-06-24 17:34
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Character Key: 
Mrs. Hamp Worsham
Display Name: 
Mrs. Hamp Worsham
Sort Name: 
Worsham, Mrs. Hamp
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Female
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
First Mentioned: 
Judge Stevens'|Gavin Stevens' Office in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Home: 
Hamp Worsham's Place|Negro Servants' Cabin in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Other Texts: 
"Go Down, Moses"
Biography: 

Hamp's wife, "a tremendous light-colored woman in a bright turban," lends her powerful soprano voice to the ritual ceremony for the lost Samuel Beauchamp (361). She and her husband, Hamp, live with Belle Worsham.

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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