Steve the Drunks last name?
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WalkGoodPhil — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 09:29 AM)
In S3E4, Bullock asks Alma to give Steve a bank loan to buy the livery from Hostetler. Says Steve's surname is "Fields". Isn't that the last name of The Ni???? General, aka Samuel Fields?
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CalamityDan — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 11:02 AM)
It was common at the time for slave families to adopt the name of their owner. We'll never know if there was any connection there or not. Not that either of them would necessarily have known it if there was.
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pure-conscience — 9 years ago(January 26, 2017 10:39 AM)
That is an
extremely
astute observation. I'm amazed more folks didn't pick up on it, but it's clearly something they dropped in there intentionally. Possibly as a statement, and/or perhaps only to see if peeps were paying close attention. lol.
But what do I know. I'm just a girl. -
pure-conscience — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 11:12 PM)
That seems unlikely. It's especially telling that Steve never really had a last name (when almost everyone else does) except as mentioned that once very briefly. I feel fairly sure they slipped it in there intentionally as some sort of statement.
But what do I know. I'm just a girl.