Unnamed Negroes in Mottstown
Character Key Number:
2158
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Unnamed Negroes in Mottstown
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Unnamed Negroes in Mottstown
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
During the thirty years that the Hineses live in Mottstown in Light in August, they depend largely on the charity of the Negroes who live in their neighborhood, despite Doc's racist sermons and overall belligerence. In particular the narrative mentions "the negro women" of Mottstown, who bring dishes of food, possibly from the white kitchens where they cook, to the Hineses at their house (341).