A Different Drummer ­ Time Line
Long time ago
General Dewey Willson (1825­1889)
The African is bought by General Willson
Later the African is killed by General Willson and his baby becomes Willson's slave
The American Civil War (1861­1865)
September 1931
David Willson starts a diary; He starts college the following day
October 1931
David Willson meets Bennett Bradshaw
March 1932
David and Bennett apply for housing together
April 1932
Announces to his parents he will be roommates with a black man
November 1934
Bradshaw's mother dies; He has to take care of his underage siblings
January 1935
Bradshaw starts working at the Socitey
June 1935
David graduates; He starts working as a reporter
August 1935
David write an ideological article that he sends to Bradshaw
July 1936
David meets Camille
February 1937
David and Camille get married
February 1938
Camille gets pregnant
March 1938
David gets fired
May 1938
David doesn't find any job and Bradshaw tells him to go to New York but he doesn't want
June 1938
End of the friendship between David and Bradshaw
August 1938
David and Camille move at Willson's house and start collecting rents
October 1954
Article about the Rev. Bradshaw and the Resurrected Church of the Black Jesus Christ of
America
1949
Dewey is given a bike for his 10th birthday and is taught by Tucker (who is 13)
1955
Dymphna is 15.
Bethrah becomes a maid at the Willson's house.
Bethrah falls in love with Tucker
September 1955
Bethrah and Tucker get married
June 1956
John Caliban dies
August 1956
Bethrah's baby is born
Tucker buys the farm
September 1956
Dewey leaves for college
Bethrah dries up because she “doesn't understand” Tucker; dispute about the dollar for the
Society
March 1957
Camille goes to New Marsails to divorce but Tucker says “The princess should wait”
April 1957
Tucker's letter to Dewey
Tucker and Bethrah stop working for the Willsons
Thursday, 30st May 1957
Tucker destroys his farm, house and clock and leaves
People (the men on the porch and others) go and look at Tucker doing this
Friday, 31st May 1957
Negroes start leaving (Wallace Bedlow)
Bradshaw comes and “buy” Mr Leland to be shown Tucker's farm
David Willson passes in front of the men of the porch when buying his newspaper
Newspaper article about Tucker Caliban burning the farm
Saturday, 1st June 1957
Dewey (18) comes home from college (in the afternoon)
He goes to Tuckers farm and meet Mr Leland and his brother
He gets in Bradshaw's car; they go to New Marsails, ask at the depot
Then go back to Sutton where the men on the porch capture Bradshaw, humiliate him,
torture him...
END
Will Mr Leland go to the “after­party” at Tucker's place...?