Unnamed Memphis Preacher
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Unnamed Memphis Preacher
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Unnamed Memphis Preacher
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Professional
Specific Job:
Minister
First Mentioned:
Origin:
Memphis
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Biography:
"Refugeeing" was a Civil War term for white Southerners who fled from areas of fighting into regions that were presumed to be safer. Bayard says that this minister is "from Memphis or somewhere," and describes him as a " big refugeeing preacher with his book already open and one of the Compson niggers holding an umbrella over him" (156). Mrs. Compson and other Jefferson townspeople have asked him to officiate at Granny's funeral, presumably because of her status as both an Episcopalian and a member of the local aristocracy.
Note:
Corrected the quote to match what appear in the novel. - JBP
Individual or Group:
Individual
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