Unnamed Negro Paving Crew

Submitted by jburgers@gc.cuny.edu on Wed, 2012-07-04 00:53
Text: 
"A Rose for Emily"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negro Paving Crew 2
Display Name: 
Unnamed Negro Paving Crew
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Negro Paving Crew
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Production
Specific Job: 
Construction Worker
First Mentioned: 
Grierson House in "A Rose for Emily" (Location)
Biography: 

This crew of Negro men come from out of town to pave the town's sidewalks; the "singing" they do "in time to the rise and fall of the picks" [pick-axes] they swing is a source of entertainment to the town boys (124).

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

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