Clotel · Character
Shakespeare Crawford
Actor who performs in the South and interacts with slaves.
minor
Also known as James Crawford, Crawford
First appearance: xi the parson poet
Shakespeare Crawford shows up with force in The Slave Market. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Crawford, a bank teller, purchases Althesa as a maidservant for his new wife.
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- Sold and separated family
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