Guess Who?
A vile husband that calls his wife slurs as a term of "endearment".
Who is John?
After noticing this event, Irene decides to leave out of fear of being caught "passing" while looking for a gift for her son.
"I think I am beginning to hate sick people. Their stupid meddling families, their dirty, smelly rooms-" A quote said by a doctor...
Who is Brian Redfield?
During the last half century, we have come to believe that schooling is not complete without this type of schooling.
What is college/ post secondary schooling.
Who is Victor Lincoln Albjerg
A woman who is "passing".
Who is Clare Bellew
Symbolizing the stress that is overwhelming Irene, this event can express when a character reaches their boiling point.
What is the hot chocolate overflowing/boiling?
"I'm afraid I can't seem to place...Clare...not Clare Kendry?" Spoken out of shock by this character upon meeting her friend for the first time in twelve years.
Who is Irene Redfield?
At the beginning of the 21st century, Americans are concentrating on this for all youth.
This region of the United States failed to undergo urbanization and many people of color were denied fundamental rights of citizenship. In doing so this region had less schooling for white people and much less for black people.
What is the South.
A man that wishes to move out of the country out of concern for his family.
Who is Brian Redfield?
Though she attempted to ignore it, Zu hands over this item to Irene saying that "she forgot one".
What is a letter?
"I do wish you wouldn't keep talking to them about all that lynching stuff... There will be time enough to learn about horrible things when they're older" is the choice of words for this character during a dinner discussion.
Who is Irene Redfield.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Due to the expansion of the school system, schools not only expanded academically but also non-academically. This also lead to the evolution of this common name for after school events.
What are extracurricular activities?
The sons of Irene and Brian Redfield.
Who are Ted and Junior?
An apparent family heirloom, this item is something that Irene claims to be trying to get rid of it for a long time and it wasn't until it fell from her hands that she felt "free of it forever".
What is the tea pot?
“You can’t know how in this pale life of mine, I am all the time seeing the bright pictures of that other that I thought I was so glad to be free of.” Words written by this forgotten friend…
Who is Clare Bellew?
In the first half of the 20th century, schools moved from serving the nation's need to this.
What is serving the children's needs?
A disparity was revealed which showed that these groups of people attended school at a much lower rate as opposed to "native-born whites".
What are immigrants from non-English speaking countries?
A maid for the Redfield household.
Who is Zu?
What is the pot falling out of the window?
Victor’s father believed in schooling within these limits.
What is Thrifty?
"If we do not 'Americanize' our immigrants by luring them to participate in our best civilization... they will contribute to the degeneration of our political body and thus deamericanize and destroy our national life." A quote said by this U.S. Commissioner of Education.
Who is William Torrey Harris?