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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.
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This event is mentioned by Albert in chapter 3.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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Henry Harken asks Virgie when he is walking her home from church if she'd seen this movie.
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Henry Harken asked Virgie if she planned on seeing this movie.
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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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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.
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Albert gets mad at Jack for saying he "hates" colored people.
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Tess goes to the baptist revival with Aunt Merilyn and sees the "well woman" unknowingly.
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Jack discusses these events at the beginning of chapter 6.
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The children learned what it was like to cotton pick and did not like it. They also met Lou Ellen and Eddie.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tess goes to Talbert home to see the dead babies. She grows suspicious of Aunt Lou.
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The two get Lou alone and confront her, she then explains her whole reason behind doing it.
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The family talks about this program making their town more than just dirt.
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Jack becomes a lawyer and works for J. Edgar Hoover during the months leading up to Pearl Harbor
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Virgie meets the guy she marries at Troy while getting her teacher's degree. She teaches while he goes to fight in WW2.
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Tess outlived 2 husbands, then moved back home to take care of Leta, who had a stroke when she was 90.
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This is discussed by Jack in chapter 3.
