Chicago, Illinois in Go Down, Moses (Location)

Submitted by ben.robbins@fu-... on Fri, 2016-05-20 05:44
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Location Key: 
Chicago, Illinois
Display Label: 
Chicago, Illinois
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Text (when unambiguous)
Other Texts Location Appears In: 
"Ad Astra"
"Appendix: Compson"
"Go Down, Moses"
Flags in the Dust
Light in August
The Town
X: 
2404
Y: 
865
Description: 

During the Great Migration, Chicago was a major destination for blacks leaving the rural South. Samuel Worsham Beauchamp heads to Chicago after escaping from the county jail in Jefferson, Mississippi. Gavin Stevens calls the District Attorney's office there.

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Only Mentioned in Text
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Continuous
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City

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