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Young Marse Clay
Clay Wingate as a young master, addressed by enslaved characters.
minor
Also known as Marse Clay, Young
First appearance: book ii
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Wingate plantation enslaved characters
- Union and Southern civilians
- Central narrative figures
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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