Part Two: Chapters 12 & 13 Summary

The morning after the KKK meeting, Florence wakes feeling different. Daddy makes her breakfast for the first time in her life and can't show her enough how much he loves her, how proud he is of her. Florence feels special, but there's a darkness building in her stomach that leaves her feeling unsettled. At Mimi's house, Grandpops seems concerned with Florence's declining health and how far behind she is in school. At Zenie's house, everyone continues trying to convince Eva to return home to Raleigh but she won't budge. She's started selling encyclopedias instead of insurance policies, and when she learns that most of Shake Rag can't read, sets up literacy lessons. She knows there's no way black people will demand change if they can't even read the Constitution. When Eva learns how far behind Florence is at school...