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Runaway bondmen imitate youth in antebellum escape
In a tale adaptation from the New York Times, Colonel Randolph confronts Uncle Ephraim, his trusted enslaved coachman, about a recurring escape. Ephraim explains a lifelong bond and longing, and after a silent reconciliation they flee together into the October night, recreating a past kinship and gambit.
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Epham Dome
Colonel Randolph
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Darkies
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Darky
de Massa
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Carson Field
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Man’s Estate
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Marie Phil
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