Go Down, Moses, 241 (Event)

Page Number: 
241
Order within Page: 
5
First 8-10 words of event: 
not against the wilderness but against the land
Page Event Ends: 
242
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present: 
Characters Mentioned: 
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, October 1, 1888 to Wednesday, October 31, 1888
Summary: 

The narrative sets the scene where much of Section 4 will occur: the commissary on the Edmonds place on the day of Ike's 21st birthday. It describes what is sold there, and the "laborers" who are "held in thrall" by it (242).

Chronological Order: 
222.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Race, Economics, Tenant_Farming, Bondage

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