An American Childhood

Who is Margaret in An American Childhood by Annie Dillard?

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Margaret was the Doak's maid. Margaret was black, and on one occasion, a neighbor told Anne to call her a name...... a racial slur. Not understanding what the word meant, Anne repeated it. She got into quite a bit of trouble with her mother.

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