Unnamed Negro Section Hand

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2013-10-14 11:17
Text: 
Flags in the Dust
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negro Section Hand
Display Name: 
Unnamed Negro Section Hand
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Unnamed Negro Section Hand
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Transportation
Specific Job: 
Railroad Section Worker
First Mentioned: 
Valley Road in Flags in the Dust (Location)
Origin: 
Yoknapatawpha
Biography: 

Referred to by Simon simply as a "section hand" (7), this railroad worker is apparently the only witness to Young Bayard's 1919 return to Jefferson from World War I. It seems that he told Simon about it, and Simon in turn tells Old Bayard.

Individual or Group: 
Individual
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