"Go Down, Moses", 265 (Event)

Submitted by chad.jewett@uco... on Fri, 2015-04-24 16:21
Text: 
"Go Down, Moses"
Location: 
Jefferson Railroad Station in "Go Down, Moses" (Location)
Page Number: 
265
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
And on the next bright, hot day but one the hearse
Page Event Ends: 
265
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Mollie Worsham Beauchamp
Gavin Stevens
Unnamed Negro Funeral Parlor Employees
Unnamed Negro Undertaker
Unnamed Negroes in Crowd
Unnamed Whites in Crowd
Mr. Wilmoth
Belle Worsham
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, July 17, 1940
Summary: 

The southbound train carrying Samuel Beauchamp's body arrives at Jefferson Station, from whence it is transferred into a hearse as Gavin Stevens and Wilmoth watch.

Chronological Order: 
22.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Arrival, Burial, Funeral, Transportation, Mixed-Race Crowds, Death
Environment:
Weather›Heat
Actions:
Interaction, Social›Mixed-race gathering | Movement›Train
Cultural Issues:
Progress›Trains | Ritual›Funeral
Themes and Motifs:
Arrivals/Departures›Arrival | Community›Crowd | Death›Coffin | Death›Funeral | Objects›Flowers
Relationships:
Interracial›White-black

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