Summary

Chapters 15 and 16 are told from Charley’s point of view. In Chapter 15, Denton proposed a work cooperative with a man named Alison Delcambre. Alison was a white farmer who had been ripped off by the cane mill operated by Landry and Baron. He was losing his farm as he grew deeper in debt. He agreed to work for Charley using his equipment for 15 percent of their profit. Charley and Denton each gave up 7.5 percent of their 60/40 arrangement. Alison is happy to enter into the agreement to help Charley succeed against Landry and Baron.

Charley went to visit Violet after work one day. Violet lived in an integrated subdivision called Holiday Hills. She said Miss Honey was angry when they bought the house there; she wanted her to stay in their old neighborhood and buy a house just down the street from her. But...