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Salome

White woman reduced to slavery through fraud.

minor

Also known as Salome Miller

First appearance: XIV: A Free Woman Reduced to Slavery

Salome shows up with force in XIV: A Free Woman Reduced to Slavery. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A German-born free woman reduced to slavery, who tells her story of kidnapping and forced labor.
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CLClotelHGHoratio GreenMCMr. CarltonHMHenry MortonALAlthesaSASalome

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse supporting characters
  • Protagonist
  • Abolitionist allies
  • Sold and separated family

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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