, ▁John ▁S inger , ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁novel , ▁The ▁Heart ▁is ▁a ▁L on ely ▁Hunter . ▁ ▁Ed win ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁the ▁long time ▁partner ▁of ▁John ▁Ze ig ler , ▁Jr . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁they ▁opened ▁a ▁book shop ▁" The ▁Book ▁Bas ement ", ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁ 9 ▁College ▁Way . ▁The ▁Book ▁Bas ement ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁independent ▁book store , ▁the ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁various ▁civil ▁rights ▁groups . ▁Gay ▁men ▁passing ▁through ▁Char l eston , ▁knew ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁book shop , ▁including ▁Maurice ▁Send ak ▁and ▁Lang ston ▁Hugh es , ▁who ▁became ▁friends ▁of ▁the ▁own ers . ▁A ▁drawing ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁by ▁Pr ent iss ▁Taylor ▁was ▁used ▁on ▁advert ising ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁store ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁They ▁closed ▁the ▁book store ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Today ▁a ▁pla que ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁rem embers ▁Pe ac ock ▁and ▁Ze ig ler . ▁ ▁Ze ig ler ▁published ▁a ▁cycle ▁of ▁mem orial ▁po ems ▁on ▁their ▁relationship , ▁The ▁Ed win ▁Po ems . ▁ ▁Pe ac ock ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁La ure l ▁Hill ▁C emetery , ▁Thomas ville , ▁alongside ▁his ▁parents . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁James ▁T . ▁S ears ▁wrote ▁Ed win ▁and ▁John : ▁A ▁Personal ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁South