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Plot Summary of No Room
"The son of an ex-slave marries a grand daughter of an ex-slave owner and Lumbee Indian. They raised a large family. He's a very successful Blacksmith. He dies outside a hospital because the hospital has no room for colored individuals."
Lawrence Cade, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - minorities fighting for rights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - small businessman
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - physically sick

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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