"By the People", 134 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
134
Order within Page:
5
First 8-10 words of event:
So again it looked like Uncle Gavin was right.
Page Event Ends:
135
Era:
Midcentury (1941-)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Saturday, January 2, 1954 to Friday, April 30, 1954
Summary:
In pretending to announce his withdrawal from the Congressional race, Clarence Snopes manipulates the voters' racial prejudices to make Devries seem like a threat to "the normal and natural . . . barriers between the white man and the black one" (135).
Chronological Order:
25.00
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Keywords:
Demagoguery, Race:Prejudice, Scheming
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