What is the purpose of the emancipatation letter among the old couple's belongings in Invisible Man

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Chapter 13

Asked by toya #345481 on 4/5/2014 4:40 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 4/5/2014 5:57 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 4/5/2014 5:57 PM

The old couple is being evicted yet the emancipation letter is a reminder that they were once slaves,

"Be it known to all men that my negro, Primus

Provo, has been freed by me this sixth day of August, 1859. Signed: John

Samuels Macon . . ."

They were free to live the American dream; this is what their dream turned out like.