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Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the city where Ruby lives. It is the city where she attends her We Rise classes and where she lives with her Aunt Marie. Ruby and her aunt are in the downtown portion of Philadelphia when a racist White woman accosts them.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the town where Eleanor attends college and where she meets and marries William. It is where they live after they are married. When Ruby is away at the House of Magdalene, she tells others that she is going to Washington for an internship.
Greenwald’s Candy Store
Greenwald’s Candy Store is the place where Shimmy works. He invites her to see him at the store and invites her to sit down at the counter even though his boss has told him not to allow Blacks to sit. Later, Shimmy arranges for Ruby to meet him in...
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