Go Down, Moses, 363 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-08-26 09:02
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Location: 
Jefferson Railroad Station in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Page Number: 
363
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
And on the next bright hot day but one
Page Event Ends: 
363
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Molly Beauchamp
Gavin Stevens
Unnamed Negro Funeral Parlor Employees
Unnamed Negroes in Crowd
Unnamed Whites in Crowd
Mr. Wilmoth
Miss Worsham
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Negro Undertaker
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, July 17, 1940
Summary: 

The casket carrying Samuel Worsham Beauchamp's body arrives at the Jefferson train station. A large crowd of "people, Negroes and whites both," watch as it is loaded into the hearse (363).

Chronological Order: 
372.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Funeral, Spectators
Actions:
Interaction, Social›Mixed-race gathering
Cultural Issues:
Progress›Trains | Ritual›Funeral
Themes and Motifs:
Arrivals/Departures›Arrival | Death›Coffin

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