Past & Present
Being treated differently, oppressed based on the color of your skin.
What is racism?
Celebrating her 26th birthday with her husband Kevin.
What is Dana doing the first time she is snatched back in time?
Kevin and Dana have an argument after the first time travel.
What happens when Dana questions what is happening and if she will be summoned again?
She chooses survival.
What happens when Dana is faced with seemingly hopeless circumstances?
7 times.
How many times does Rufus summon Dana back in time to Maryland?
"People that loved me could demand more of me than I could give."
How Dana felt with her agency job in 1976 and with Rufus in the 19th century.
A modern black woman, employed with an agency.
What is Dana's place in 1976 American society?
She questions whether or not she should keep her job because she didn't love the agency but she still had choices.
How does Dana's concerns about not loving her modern day job pale in comparison to her not being able to be a free woman?
They both are having relations with white men.
What do Dana and Alice have in common concerning physical relations?
The first time she is called back, Dana finds Rufus drowning.
What are the circumstances surrounding Rufus life threatening situation the first time Dana is summoned back in time?
Kevin is white and Dana is black.
Why don't Kevin & Dana's families and 19th century society accepted them being together?
She questions her identity.
How does Dana handle being shamed for "getting along with whites" in the 19th century slave culture?
Dana seems to be questioning her identity as a free, sane woman or maybe feels guilty for having it easier than her ancestors.
What does Dana mean when she says to Kevin “The people around Rufus know more about real violence….My ancestors had two put up with more than I ever could?”
Alice is bought by Rufus.
Dana is summoned by Rufus, but how did Alice come into his life?
Tom Weylin had a heart attack and died.
What happened to Tom Weylin (Rufus" father) that caused Dana to be whipped?