A Party Down at the Square

the narrator mentions going to the Brinkley's store and overheards a white croppers remark about black people, what was his remark?

- that it didn't do no good to kill black people, because things will not get any better

after the burning incident, the narrator was too sick to go out, so his uncle called him the..

-"the gutless wonder from Cincinnati"

when they were about to light the black man on fire, a red green object appeared from above? what was the object? why was it there?

-a plane -a pilot confused the large fire for a landing light and attempted to land

after the close plane incident, the crowd proceeded to do what?

-go back to where the black man was and light him on fire

what was Brinkley's explanation for the white croppers remark?

-he was just hungry and mad he could not have credit in the store

after catching on fire, the black man spoke and ask for one thing, what was it?

-if they would kindly slit his throat like a Christian - the audience said there are no Christians or Jew boys here

a woman was electrocuted, describe her

-she had a white dress, one of her breast was hanging out, and she was "as black as the n*gger"

as the flying object soared through the square, it knocked down a couple of power lines, how did the crowd respond?

-they panicked, and began running around, someone pushed a woman into a power line, and she died instantly -another woman witnessed the death, fainted and almost landed on the power line herself but was saved by a man

what happened after the burning?

a cyclone hit the town for a few days, they tried to kill another black man to "keep them in their place"

Where was the narrator located when a bunch of men told them they was going to be a party at the square?

at his Uncle eds house

after seeing him catch on fire, what always reminds the narrator of the black man?

every time he eats barbeque because his remains looked like a barbecued hog

how was the narrator certain the black man burned into ashes if he ran away?

his friend Jed showed him a fingerbone with black skin on it

when the black man's pant caught on fire, what did the crowd response with?

it aint so cold now, you dont have to put your hands in your pockets anymore

was the crowd all male or female?

it was both, the narrator could hear at least 35 women in the crowd screaming

the narrator saw that the black man was bleeding, and observe his strange walking pattern. What did he compare his walking to?

like a chicken on a hot stove

after the black man's pants caught on fire, he looked at the narrator with his great white eyes, what did the narrator proceed to do?

run away, because he could not take it anymore

what observation did the narrator make about the Square since it was not Saturday?

since it wasnt Saturday, there were not many black people in the Square. On saturdays, there are as many black people as white people

when the black man was cold, and putting his hands into his pocket, what did the mob respond with?

they kept telling him to keep his hands out of his pocket, and that they would have plenty of heat in a bit