Go Down, Moses, 363 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-08-26 09:17
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Page Number: 
363
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
Then, with Miss Worsham and the old Negress
Page Event Ends: 
364
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Molly Beauchamp
Gavin Stevens
Unnamed Jefferson Merchants and Professionals
Unnamed Negro Driver
Mr. Wilmoth
Miss Worsham
Characters Mentioned: 
Samuel Worsham Beauchamp
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, July 17, 1940
Summary: 

The hearse and the two cars following it drive around the town Square on its way to the Edmonds plantation. The white merchants and professionals around the Square "watch quietly from doors and upstairs windows" (364).

Chronological Order: 
373.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Funeral, Movement:Car, Monument:Confederate, Spectators
Actions:
Movement›Car | Perceptual›Watching
Cultural Issues:
Group Mentality›Racial solidarity
Themes and Motifs:
Death›Funeral | Recurring Tropes›Confederate monument | Recurring Tropes›Going fast

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