There is kinda a lot of history surrounding the setting of this book…
The book is based in the time period of slavery to civil rights. in the 1940’s, there were the jim crow laws, segregation, kkk, and many other hateful words or groups. black people are giving their lives for their country but aren’t receiving full citizenship or true equality. black people being pulled away from their southern roots made it seem like they had to look, talk, and act white in order to succeed but they were still going through so much discrimination.
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