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1. Where was Ibi Zoboi born and what is her country known for?

Zoboi was born in Haiti. The country is known for having had the first successful slave revolt in the world. In 1804, Haiti became the first independent Black nation in the Western Hemisphere.

2. When Zoboi immigrated to the U.S. as a child, how was she accepted by the Black and Latinx kids in her Brooklyn neighborhood?

When Zovoi immigrated to the U.S. as a child, she was not accepted by the Black and Latinx kids in her Brooklyn neighborhood. They did not think she was "Black enough" (xi). She wore ribbons in her hair and fancy dresses to school. Her accent was strange and she had a funny name. She did not know how to jump double Dutch or separate a sunflower seed from its shell with her front teeth. She was off-key and off-beat when participating in the latest cheers.

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