Light in August, 292 (Event)

Submitted by tmtowner@utdall... on Fri, 2014-08-15 17:03
Text: 
Light in August
Location: 
Cabin at Burden Place in Light in August (Location)
Page Number: 
292
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
In the cabin the sheriff sat down on one
Page Event Ends: 
293
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Buford
Buck Conner
Sheriff Watt Kennedy
Unnamed Negro Man(1)
Characters Mentioned: 
Lucas Burch
Joe Christmas
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, August 6, 1932 to Saturday, August 20, 1932
Summary: 

The sheriff has the black man struck with a belt to force out his knowledge of who lives in the cabin.

Chronological Order: 
248.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Racial Violence Law Enforcement
Environment:
Domestic Space›Cabin
Actions:
Bodily›Sitting | Physical›Hitting | Verbal›Demanding | Verbal›Telling | Verbal›Withholding | Violent›Beating
Cultural Issues:
Violence›By police | Violence›Interracial

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