Sanctuary, 294 (Event)
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Page Number:
294
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1
First 8-10 words of event:
The drummers sat a little while longer along the curb
Page Event Ends:
295
Era:
The Twenties (1920-1929)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Friday, June 21, 1929
Notes:
At 11 PM the drummers go inside. A hotel porter lets Horace sleep in the sample room.
Summary:
Having decided to take the train back to Kinston, Horace waits at the hotel, where traveling salesmen talk about Temple's rape and what should be done with Lee. When the hotel clock strikes twelve, he is alarmed by the sounds - and the silence - from the square.
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Keywords:
Woman-as-Sacred
Lynching
Midnight
Sound
Silence
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