Ozie Powell / Ruby Bates
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Late teens to early 20s, African-American. Southern accent. When the Boys are arrested, Ozie is on his way to Memphis to seek out a better job than the one he has at a saw mill in Atlanta. Eventually, overwhelmed by what’s happening to him, Ozie snaps and attacks a guard.
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