"Go Down, Moses", 263 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2015-05-07 10:35
Text: 
"Go Down, Moses"
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in "Go Down, Moses" (Location)
Page Number: 
263
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
And during the rest of that hot and now windless
Page Event Ends: 
263
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Gavin Stevens
Unnamed Jefferson Merchants and Professionals
Unnamed Municipal Officials
Characters Mentioned: 
Samuel Worsham Beauchamp
Belle Worsham
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, July 15, 1940
Summary: 

Telling them "It's for Miss Worsham," Stevens solicits money from the white men of Jefferson to defray the costs of bringing Mollie's grandson home (263).

Chronological Order: 
17.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Money, Establishment, Chivalry, Charity, Home
Environment:
Atmospheric›Stillness | Weather›Heat
Actions:
Interaction, Social›Charity | Movement›Walking
Cultural Issues:
Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs:
Arrivals/Departures›Return home | Death›Corpse | Money›Collecting money | Money›Expenses

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