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Who is Alva Walker Debnam from Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families and what is their importance? Common_Ground:_A_Turbulent_Decade_in_the_Lives_of_Three_American_Families English & Literature Alva Walker Debnam | Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families

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Answered by Cat on 22 Nov 03:51

Alva Walker Debnam is the sister of Rachel Twymon. She and husband Otis work two jobs each and save to buy a house in Dorchester in a white neighborhood. They are subject to rock throwing and violence. Their son Tommy is sentenced to prison and Alva and Otis eventually separate. Alva and the children eventually move to a different area.