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1920 Strike
Albert describes this in chapter 3. He talks about a black union man threatening other black people about "turning scab" , and Hill- who was a white union man- killing the sheriff for having words with him. -
Alabama does away with convict lease
This event is mentioned by Albert in chapter 3. -
Frisco Line comes to Alabama
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The Great Depression
The majority of the book takes place in this time span, with the exception of a few previous events mentioned in the book and the adulthood of Tess, Virgie, and Jack. -
Stock Market Crash
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Baby is put into the Moore's well
Tess witnessed this by herself on the back porch. On the first page of the book she talks about the "heat from the August air." -
Virgie and Tess begin looking for the "well woman"
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Celia and Albert speak on politics
Celia refers to FDR as the "governor of New York," and asks if Albert heard he was planning on running, indicating that it's a couple years before the election and the selection of a new president is in it's beginning stages. -
Frankenstein (movie)
Henry Harken asks Virgie when he is walking her home from church if she'd seen this movie. -
Henry Harken walks Virgie home from church
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Dracula (movie)
Henry Harken asked Virgie if she planned on seeing this movie. -
Tess and Virgie visit Lola Lowe
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John L. Lewis visits Carbon Hill
John L. Lewis is known for shaping the labor movement. Albert goes to see him and shares his experiences with Jack, who tells the stories like he was there. -
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The New Deal
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FDR gets elected
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FDR closes banks/ Jesse Bridgeman kills himself
Albert talks about how the banks were closed, and people banged on Jesse's door all day because he had gone in and shot himself. -
Virgil comes by - Albert disciplines Jack
Albert gets mad at Jack for saying he "hates" colored people. -
Baptist Revival
Tess goes to the baptist revival with Aunt Merilyn and sees the "well woman" unknowingly. -
Uncle Bill closes his store/runs for state legislature
Jack discusses these events at the beginning of chapter 6. -
Albert takes his children to the Talbert's farm
The children learned what it was like to cotton pick and did not like it. They also met Lou Ellen and Eddie. -
Missy Summerfield corrects Tess
When Tess refers to Missy's servant as "ma'am," Missy corrects her, saying "We dont do that." Tess figures one of their parents told them wrong, but it was not hers. -
Tess and Jack invite Talbert children over
As they are playing in the cotton, Tess and Lou Ellen discuss their scars and the conversation veers to the dead babies in Lou Ellen's back yard. -
Jack's accident
Jack gets run over by a brick company truck from Tupelo,MS. The driver never slowed down. Jack suffered from a cracked skull, a broken arm, a broken leg, 2 broken ribs, and a skint face. He also lost some teeth. -
Tess sneaks out
Tess goes to Talbert home to see the dead babies. She grows suspicious of Aunt Lou. -
Virgie and Tess get a confession
The two get Lou alone and confront her, she then explains her whole reason behind doing it. -
Workers Progress Administration (WPA)
The family talks about this program making their town more than just dirt. -
Jack works for J. Edgar Hoover
Jack becomes a lawyer and works for J. Edgar Hoover during the months leading up to Pearl Harbor -
Virgie meets her husband
Virgie meets the guy she marries at Troy while getting her teacher's degree. She teaches while he goes to fight in WW2. -
World War 2
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Tess grows up
Tess outlived 2 husbands, then moved back home to take care of Leta, who had a stroke when she was 90. -
Virgie starts her family when her husband returns
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Roosevelts visit Carbon Hill
This is discussed by Jack in chapter 3.
