Light in August, 344 (Event)
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Page Number:
344
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
He was downtown that afternoon when Christmas' name
Page Event Ends:
348
Era:
The Depression (1930-1940)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Saturday, August 13, 1932 to Saturday, August 27, 1932
Summary:
When he hears that the prisoner's name is Christmas, Doc Hines goes downtown to incite the crowd to lynch Joe. Two men take him home, where his wife asks the question she has had for thirty years, about "Milly's baby" (348).
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Keywords:
Lynching
Mob
Racial Violence
Fanaticism
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