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The Souls of Black Folk · Character

Michael

A Black laborer in the cotton fields, part of the sharecropping system.

minor

Also known as Michael

First appearance: vii of the black belt

See Michael in vii of the black beltBook page

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Michael in vii of the black belt