"Lion", 189 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
189
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
except that nigger that time. That was several years
Page Event Ends:
189
Era:
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Tuesday, January 1, 1901 to Thursday, December 31, 1903
Summary:
To describe Boon's incompetence with guns, the narrator tells how, "several years ago" in town, Boon missed four times before his fifth shot hit and killed a Negro who was also trying to shoot him (189). One of Boon's stray shots hit a passing black woman "in the leg" (189).
Chronological Order:
2.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Violence:Shooting, Violence:Interracial
Cultural Issues:
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