John Henry

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2012-04-03 10:48
Text: 
Flags in the Dust
Character Key: 
John Henry
Display Name: 
John Henry
Sort Name: 
John Henry
Parent: 
Pappy
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Farming
Specific Job: 
Tenant Farmer
First Mentioned: 
Site of Bayard's First Accident|Nine-Mile Branch in Flags in the Dust (Location)
Origin: 
Yoknapatawpha
Biography: 

Pappy's son, the "younger" of the two Negroes who help Young Bayard after his car goes off the bridge; he treats Bayard's broken body with great gentleness.

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

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