Meloney Harris
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Meloney Harris
Sort Name:
Harris, Meloney
Race:
MixedBlackWhite
Gender:
Female
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Secondary
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Domestic Service
Specific Job:
Maid, Beautician
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Tuesday, January 1, 1895 to Wednesday, December 31, 1902
Origin:
Yoknapatawpha
Biography:
First described by the narrator as a "young light negress" (27), Meloney is later referred to by Jenny Du Pre as a "mulatto girl" (394). She is Belle Mitchell's servant when Flags in the Dust begins, but soon goes into business for herself as a beautician with the money that Simon embezzles from the Second Baptist Church. At the end of the novel Simon is found murdered in her cabin.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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