Unnamed Negroes on Compson Farm

Submitted by crieger@semo.edu on Thu, 2015-12-03 14:58
Text: 
"A Justice"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negroes 3
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Unnamed Negroes on Compson Farm
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Unnamed Negroes on Compson Farm
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Multi Gender Group
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Farming
Specific Job: 
Tenant Farmers
First Mentioned: 
Unnamed Boy's Father's Farm/Plantation|Compson Farm in "A Justice" (Location)
Home: 
Quarters at Compson Farm in "A Justice" (Location)
Biography: 

Sam Fathers lives among Negroes in the quarters on the Compson farm. They apparently work the Compson land on shares as tenant farmers, and they distinguish themselves from Sam by calling him "a blue-gum" (343), or "Uncle Blue-Gum" (344).

Note: 
refer to Sam as "a blue-gum" rather than a Negro (343).
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Group
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