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Uncle Job [Short Story]
Dublin Core
Title
Uncle Job [Short Story]
The Messenger Volume XLIII 1916-1917
Page 543 (Page 1 of 6)
Description
This six-page short story, written by Frances D. Glassell, explores the lives of former slaves living on the property of their former owner. On the day the story is set one of the former slaves, Uncle Job, was sent to the ferry dock to pick up Aunt Mirandy, the former nurse to the white children living on the property. In the story Uncle Job waits to pick up Aunt Mirandy to bring her back to the property, but she never shows up. Once arriving back to the house, Uncle Job receives a phone call informing him that Aunt Mirandy was killed up north because of her race. Like other documents, phrases such as, "I'se got to wait on yo' jess' 'cause you're white an' I'se black" demonstrate the author’s choice in dialect.
Creator
Source
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Richmond, Virginia
Date
1916-1917
Contributor
Campbell Crochiere
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Citation
Frances D. Glassell, '18, “Uncle Job [Short Story],” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed March 23, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/90.