Unnamed Negro Woman on Mourner's Bench

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2020-02-02 11:21
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Unnamed Negro Woman on Mourner's Bench
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Unnamed Negro Woman on Mourner's Bench
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When Christmas disrupts the revival meeting in the black church in Light in August, this woman, "already in a semihysterical state" from the service, calls him "the devil!" and "Satan himself!" before running straight at him (322). He knocks her down. (A regular feature at revival meetings, the 'mourner's bench' is set in front of the pulpit for repentant sinners to occupy.)

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