The Unvanquished, 193 (Event)

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193
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2
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(Mrs Compson was a good deal older than Granny
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193
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, March 1, 1865 to Wednesday, May 31, 1865
Summary: 

Bayard interrupts his recounting of Aunt Louisa Hawk's third letter to relate an anecdote about Mrs. Compson's husband, who had been "locked up for crazy a long time ago" because of his predilection of shooting sweet potatoes off the heads of slave children, explaining this odd habit by saying "he might miss a potato but he wasn't going to miss a nigger" (193).

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Keywords: 
Slavery, Madness, Insanity, Mental Health, Racism
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