Go Down, Moses, 161 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
161
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
White man's work, when Sam did work. Because he did nothing
Page Event Ends:
162
Era:
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Thursday, January 1, 1874 to Sunday, December 31, 1876
Summary:
Ike McCaslin reflects on Sam Fathers, the son of a Chickasaw chief who must live with the blacks on the plantation, and Boon Hogganbeck, whose grandmother was "a Chickasaw woman" but who lives as "a white man" (161).
Chronological Order:
96.30
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
identity, race, ethnicity, slavery, Native Americans, Chickasaw chief, Negroes, miscegenation, blacksmith-shop, ex-slaves
Cultural Issues:
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