Oxford Town

[Eldritch McLeod]

In Drawing of the Three we see Eddie remembering a rhyme:
Two men killed by the light of the Moon/
Somebody investigate soon...

and he says that that's not quite right...
what is the real rhyme, what does it refer to,
and what (pardon this ignorance) happened in Oxford Town?

Thanks

Eldritch McLeod

[Jill Warren]

Eldritch McLeod writes:

I don't know the real rhyme, but Oxford was where two civil rights
activists, 1 black and 1 white, were murdered. I think it was in '63.
I might be wrong, as I'm certainly not always right (but I try). ;)

Odetta/Detta had just returned from Oxford, where she too was involved
in the civil rights movement, when the time of her drawing came. That's
the relevance of the song that Eddie can't remember.

Hope that helped some.

Jill

[Jo Ann Pagano]

I believe it's a Mississipi moon, and the "rhyme" is from a Bob Dylan
song on the "Freewheelin'" album. Oxford town is the home of Miss.
State, and the song refers to, among other things, James Meredith's
integration of Ole Miss.

[Sharon McIntyre]

Oxford, Mississippi is the home of the University of Mississippi
which is commonly referred to as "Ole Miss", not to be confused
with the other school -- Mississippi State University.

Sharon McIntyre
mcin...@ct.net

[BEldred]

In article <4o2hbb$4...@inet01.colgate.edu>, Jo Ann Pagano
<jpa...@center.colgate.edu> writes:

>Oxford town is the home of Miss.
>State, and the song refers to, among other things, James Meredith's
>integration of Ole Miss.

Hate to have to nitpick on an offtopic thread, but as my husband is
fiercely loyal to Mississippi State and hates Ole Miss., I am obliged to
let you know that they are NOT the same place. Mississippi State is in
Starkville, MS. University of Mississippi (aka Ole Miss.) is located in
Oxford. They are in fact two very different schools and are fierce
rivals. Just so you know. :-)

Beverly
"He knows too much; let's kill him!"