Go Down, Moses, 150 (Event)
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Page Number:
150
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1
First 8-10 words of event:
and got him to town and into the jail
Page Event Ends:
152
Era:
The Depression (1930-1940)
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Narrative Status:
Told
Date:
Saturday, August 3, 1940 to Saturday, August 31, 1940
Notes:
CUT SUMMARY: The deputy tells his unsympathetic wife about bringing Rider to jail and the difficulty they had confining him to a cell.
Summary:
The deputy tells what happens after he and the Sheriff put Rider in jail: how Rider violently rips the door off, fights the Negroes from the chain gang who are commanded to try to stop him, and through laughter and tears says that "Ah just cant quit thinking" (152).
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376.09
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Keywords:
VIolence:Fighting, Escape, Laughter, Tears, Thinking
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