Childhood Neighborhood

Anne is born in Wilkinson County and this is where she spends most of her childhood. Her family moves around several times during her childhood before finally settling near Raymond's family, close to Centreville. Wilkinson County becomes one of the hotbeds of racial tension. Anne's involvement with the Movement prevents her from ever returning to Wilkinson County because she has been blacklisted by the Ku Klux Klan and her presence at home would place herself and her family in great danger.