Wade in the Water
What is the importance of Philadelphia, Mississippi in the novel, Wade in the Water?
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Philadelphia, Mississippi is the town near Ricksville where Kate was raised. Her father was a farmer in Philadelphia who struggled after the civil rights movement. It was while Kate was living in Philadelphia with her father that she learned her racist beliefs.
Wade in the Water