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Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County
“Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County” is a book, written by Kristen Green, documenting her discovery and acceptance of the dark and grey history of her childhood hometown. The book is widely known and used to provide examples of extreme racial prejudice and segregation that were still present in the late half of the twentieth century. Kristen Green started the novel with the intent to discover her town’s past and how her family was involved in the issues of that time. I think that she also wrote “Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County” to bring attention to the issues of the time; furthermore, I believe that it could also be an attempt at reconciliation for the discrimination and difficulty placed upon people of
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