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Methuselah Jones [Short Story]
Dublin Core
Title
Methuselah Jones [Short Story]
The Messenger, Volume XLII
Page 308 (1 of 6)
Description
In this six-page short story, the author W.H. Brannock offers a story situated in 1870 about a black man named Methuselah Jones. Throughout this story, the author refers to Methuselah Jones as a "typical country darkey" and "the blackest 'nigger' in Dogtown Hollow." This character of Methuselah Jones is constantly objectified within the story. At times he is even referred to as an object. The racist tone throughout the story reiterates racial stereotypes by portraying Methuselah Jones as uneducated, superstitious, and religious.
Creator
Source
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Richmond, VA
Date
1915-1916
Contributor
Olivia Parisi
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Citation
W.H. Brannock, '16, “Methuselah Jones [Short Story],” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed April 26, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/183.