Unnamed Negro Store Manager|Owner

Submitted by ben.robbins@fu-... on Thu, 2017-11-02 13:23
Text: 
The Mansion
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negro Store Manager|Owner
Display Name: 
Unnamed Negro Store Manager|Owner
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Negro Store Manager|Owner
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Sales and Service
Specific Job: 
Store Manager|Owner
First Mentioned: 
Memphis: Negro General Store in The Mansion (Location)
Home: 
Memphis in The Mansion (Location)
Biography: 

While he's in Memphis in The Mansion, Mink goes into a "dingy store" where he sees a "Negro man" who seems to be "running it" and "maybe he even owned it": after all his time in prison Mink wonders if "the new laws" mean a black man "could even own a store" (319).

Individual or Group: 
Individual
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