Self-Emancipated Negro Mother
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Self-Emancipated Negro Mother
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Unnamed Self-Emancipated Negro Mother
Race:
Black
Gender:
Female
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
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Biography:
A self-emancipated woman whom the Sartoris party encounters along the road. Tellingly, she remains silent when Mrs. Millard asks "Who do you belong to?" (41). She has already embodied her freedom as granted by the Emancipation Proclamation. The child she is carrying - "a baby, a few months old" - has a separate entry (41).
Individual or Group:
Individual
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