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Summary Of Chapter 11 Of The Color Of Water

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In chapter 11 of “The Color of Water” discusses Rachel’s (Ruth) first love… Peter. They were never able to meet in public because of racial opinions of other people and because it was illegal for black men to have a companion of a white woman during the 1960s (The Civil Right Movement). For them to keep a healthy relationship during these times, he would sneak out and meet her wherever she was. “ He was the first man other than my grandfather who ever showed me kindness in my life, and he did it at the risk of his own because they would’ve strung him faster than you can blink if they have found out. Not just the Ku Klux Klan but the regular white folks in town would’ve killed him. Half of them were probably the Klan anyway, so it was

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