Ringo

Ringo was born a slave, though in this story, as a result of both the Emancipation Proclamation and the South's defeat in the Civil War, he is legally free - or, as he puts it in the story, "I ain't a nigger any more. I done been abolished" (66). Even as a slave he occupied an intimate place in the Sartoris family, and plays a large role in all The Unvanquished stories, as both Bayard's personal servant and his friend. He is apparently the grandson of Louvinia, though the rest of his genealogy remains obscure. Despite his emancipation, he remains very loyal to the Sartoris family, and actively participates in the actions taken by the white men of Jefferson to keep other freedmen from voting.