Go Down, Moses, 223 (Event)
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Page Number:
223
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
except the negro woman that day when he was shooting
Page Event Ends:
223
Era:
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
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Narrative Status:
Remembered
Date:
Tuesday, January 1, 1878 to Tuesday, December 31, 1878
Summary:
The narrative describes in more detail the time Boon accidentally shot a "negro woman" while aiming at a "negro man" (223). Major de Spain and Cass Edmonds "cut cards" to see which one would pay for the woman's injury and which for the plate glass window Boon shattered (223).
Chronological Order:
110.53
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Keywords:
Violence:Racial, Violence:Shooting, Marksmanship, Gambling, Wound, Destruction
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