Light in August, 46 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
46
Order within Page:
4
First 8-10 words of event:
sixty years since her grandfather and her brother were killed
Page Event Ends:
47
Era:
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Thursday, January 1, 1874 to Thursday, December 31, 1874
Summary:
Joanna's grandfather and half-brother were killed "over a question of negro votes in a state election" (47), and a stigma remains over her family.
Chronological Order:
18.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Gossip
Reconstruction
Black-white relations
Negro voting
Actions:
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