Page | Item | Description |
129 | Whitewash | To gloss over or cover up (such as vices or crimes). |
129 | Plebeian | A member of the common people. |
130 | D.t.’s | D.t.’s stands for delirium tremens, which is a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. |
130 | Buckrah (actually spelled “buckra”) | An offensive term for a white man. |
130 | River Queen | It was the name of President Lincoln’s personal steamboat. President Lincoln actually had meetings with people like General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, Admiral David D. Porter, and others.
http://www.history.com/news/lincoln-grant-and-sherman-huddle-up-150-years-ago |
130 | Catafalque | It refers to the raised (and often movable) platform that a casket rests on during a funeral or memorial service.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2004/06/whats_a_catafalque.html |
131 | Rappahannock and Chattanooga Indian tribes | The Rappahannock and Chattanooga Native American tribes were both relocated or driven out of their homes and their native lands by whites during the time of colonization.
https://www.chattanoogafun.com/blog/post/native-american-history-in-chattanooga-a-trail-of-tears/ |
131 | “HooDoo” Sea | One of many terms for an area of the western Atlantic between Bermuda and Florida where ships and planes are said to have vanished without a trace. (Bermuda Triangle)
Pic: Information: http://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/hoodoo-sea |
131 | Windsor Castle | An English royal residence that stands on a ridge at the northeastern edge of the district of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England. |
132 | Morris Guenevere | This refers to the only completed easel painting that William Morris produced. William Morris was a poet and a painter. The painting (shown below) was called “La Belle Iseult”. Many thought for a long time that the woman in the painting was Queen Guenevere, King Arthur’s wife and Lancelot’s lover. |
132 | Mantan Mooreland in the Charlie Chan Movies | Mantan Mooreland was a famous black actor in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Mooreland starred in many comedy thrillers that were made by Charlie Chan. These included: The Shanghai Cobra Birmingham Brown (1945), The Jade Mask Birmingham Brown (1945), Shadows over Chinatown Birmingham Brown (1946), Dark Alibi Birmingham Brown (1946).
Mantan Mooreland, in his movies, was a “cocky but jittery character… and was considered quite funny at the time. Picture: http://black-face.com/images/Mantan-Moreland-cabin-in-sky.jpg Information: |
133 | Moloch | A deity whose worship was marked by the propitiatory sacrifice of children by their parents (Found in the Bible II Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 32:35).
Anything conceived of as requiring appalling sacrifice. |
133 | Mammon | Bible Riches, avarice, and wordy gain personified as a false god in the New Testament. |
133 | Beelzebub | The Chief Devil; Satan. |
135 | Hedonist Award of 1850 | No such thing |
135 | Golden Dawn Award | No such thing |
135 | Epicurean Club | An epicure is a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur. So, this club was a group of people that had a more refined taste in food and wine. |
135 | Bohemian Club | Private men’s social club consisting of journalists, artists, musicians, businessmen and entrepreneurs. |