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Aaron Bye

Another member of the Bye family, a quiet and hardworking relative.

minor

Also known as Aaron, Bye

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Aaron Bye shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

White Quaker who frees his slaves in 1780; patriarchal and kind to his slaves, but resented by Ceazer and Isaiah.
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In III: White Quaker who frees his slaves in 1780; patriarchal and kind to his slaves, but resented by Ceazer and Isaiah. Later, in IV: Aaron Bye is the white Bye slaveholder mentioned in the family history, whose son…

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PMPhilip MarshallMBMeriwether ByeJBJoshua ByeSBSusan ByePBPeter ByeABAaron Bye

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Bye family members
  • Main social circle

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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