Jabbo Gatewood
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Jabbo Gatewood
Sort Name:
Gatewood, Jabbo
Parent:
Race:
Black
Gender:
Male
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Transportation
Specific Job:
Automobile Mechanic
First Mentioned:
Biography:
Jabbo Gatewood is the son of Uncle Noon Gatewood, a blacksmith. In a sign of social change, he becomes an automobile mechanic: "Jabbo was the best mechanic in the county and although he still got drunk and into jail as much as ever, he never stayed longer than just overnight anymore because somebody with an automobile always needed him to pay his fine by morning" (71).
Individual or Group:
Individual
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