Part 3: Chapter 20 Summary and Analysis

Anne is excited about attending a new college, but her spirits are dampened when other students tell her that Tougaloo College is for light-skinned rich Negroes. Anne begins to worry that Tougaloo is out of her league. While working in New Orleans for the summer she considers attending L.S.U. When September comes, Anne enrolls in Tougaloo. During her first night on campus Anne is still worried that she will not fit in, but the following morning when she sees the school in the daylight she is astounded by the beautiful campus.

In order to make a good impression, Anne decides to enter a campus talent show. She finds a few other students who are good at tumbling and puts together a gymnastics routine for the show. The group is awarded first prize. The Dean of the College...