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Hale's Crossing

This place is where the main character was born.

Franklin County, Virginia

This place is where the main character spent his years as a slave.

Malden, West Virginia

The economy of this place, where the main character's stepfather sends for the family, is based around salt production and coalmines.

Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute

This place is where the main character attends school, graduates with honors, and returns to teach.

Fortress Monroe

This place is where the main character works during his first summer vacation from the school he attends.

Ku Klux Klan

This society suppresses any political activity by blacks.

Tuskegee

This is the place where the main character was called to take charge of a "normal school" for black children of the area.

The Black Belt

This is a place with rich, dark soil where slave ownership was especially profitable.

The Friesland

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