Black railroad worker who seeks stability and marries schoolteacher Josie. He quits his job for a sawmill position, refuses to submit to white racism, gets fired and blacklisted, loses a gas station job, and temporarily abandons his pregnant wife. After his alcoholic father dies, he returns home to reunite with Josie, finding inner freedom despite ongoing hardships.
Lee is the romantic partner of Duff's alcoholic father.
Initial courtship phase marked by defiance of social expectations.
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