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Chapter 1, pages 1 - 44

Chapter 1: Lovecraft Country

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Ruff, Matt. Lovecraft Country. Harper Perennial, 2017.

• Each chapter follows a different character using a third-person omniscient narrator; the first chapter follows the protagonist, Atticus Turner.

• In 1954, Atticus, a 22 year-old Black man, drove from Jacksonville, Florida to Chicago, Illinois.

• His travels were beset with difficulties worsened by the racism of those he encountered.

• While traveling, Atticus referred to The Safe Negro Travel Guide, which helped him find places to sleep and eat.

• Upon passing into Indiana, one of his car’s tires went flat; Atticus was dismayed to find the spare tire was also flat.

• Atticus grabbed The Safe Negro Travel Guide and walked to find a garage that could help him.

• Unfortunately, the first garage he encountered was flying the Confederate flag; nevertheless, he decided to try his luck...

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