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What is the best way to describe the main character.
Nellie Lee it’s a fighter for her write and hers family. Every Color person.
“Seeking for the crisis magazine.”

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Why do you infer the author chose the title of the book.
The Gamma was a lite black lady.GamThe grandma Lizzie Palmer

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Why do you infer the author chose the title of the book.
The Gramma was a lite black lady. The grandma Lizzie PalmerShe had been a slave in after the war because she was so light skin many people thought she was white but when people ask Lizzie plumber if “she was white sheet always answer no caller me dark.”

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Reverend Prince tells congregation that, “good things come from good thoughts” and that, “ignorance and fear breed violence, and knowledge is the only way to overcome intolerance”. How can thinking or knowledge be so powerful? And what does Reverend Price mean?

1. Knowledge is so powerful because if you knowledgeable about the RIGHT thing means you can do the RIGHT thing I know this because on page 126 it states, “he took the train from Nashville to the Corners. There were no seats in the colored car so, he sat in the whites only coach. Ween he reached the Corners several white men got of with him and beat him with sticks and rocks. Then poured whisky on him”. The people that did this are ignorant to learn that not all black people are bad.

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What is the story mainly about?

I my opinion the story Color Me Dark is mostly about fighting for yourself and others who are in the same of different boat than you.  I think this because in the story the main character is a colored person. Her family reads the Crisis. The Crisis is a magazine I on the latest news that can have to do with the Civil Rights Movement. Also the family goes to Open Mind classes, where they talk to the colored children and parents about how they are perfect just the way they are. One more reason why this story is mainly about fighting for freedom is that during the riot everyone was decent themselves and becoming themselves. I know that the Love family will stand up because the text staits, “I’m going out. And if I die, at least I know that I was defending my family.” That was Freeman Love. (Nellie’s father.) there is a reason why he was named Freeman. He will stand up to be a free man. That is why I think that the book is mostly about defending yourself and fighting for your own freedom.

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What incident started the riot?
The incident that started the riot was at the beach. What was happening was Eugene was drifting off in the water. When he was floating, he didn’t realize he was going into the whites only section. Many off the whites were not happy about this and they started throwing rocks and starting fights. Eugene did not mean any harm, but was killed from this incident. Police officers were trying to calm everyone down, but one of the colored police officers, Big Wally, was killed too.  This riot wasn’t like anything Nellie Lee Love had ever seen before. I know this because the text states, “this time, the colored were fighting back.” This made the riot worse.

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Reverend Prince tells his congregation that “good things come from good thoughts” and that “ignorance and fear breeed violence, and knowledge is the only way to overcome intolerance”.

Reverend Prince tells his congregation that “good things come from good thoughts” this means that people who understand that “colors” aren’t different which is “good thoughts” and because they believe in that, they fight for what’s right for African Americans, which is the “good things.” Reverend Prince also said  “ignorance and fear breeed violence, and knowledge is the only way to overcome intolerance”. This means that people who know more about other cultures instead of assuming things will not be violent. One example of someone doing this was in January Sparrow when Sadie (“colored”) said that she was a runaway, Polly (white) responded, “That ain’t no bother to me, Sadie. You’ll always be my best friend in the whole world.” And an example of people with no knowledge is the 1919 riot. Also how Uncle Pace died (he was murdered by whites.) I know he was murdered by whites because on page 126 Erma Jean says, “There were no seats in the colored car, so he sat in the whites only coach. When he reached the Corners, several men got off with him. They beat him with sticks and rocks. Then they poured whiskey on him and left him on the tracks-.”

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Idiom. Pg:32 “Uncle Pace clung to life all day yesterday.”
This is an idiom because you can’t cling to life. But it said he was because he was barely living, and he died the next day.

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Logan What incident started he Chicago riot of 1919?

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Logan What incident started he Chicago riot of 1919?

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The incidents that stared the Chicago riot was a teen drowning in a lake because a gang of whites beat him I now this because on page 121 the text states “ I gess Eugene didn’t notice that he had drifted across the invisible line into the white section. When Eugene realized what was happening it was to late”! This is what happened and what started the Chicago riot.

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Some vocabulary I found in the text was on page 32 “Uncle Pace held on to all his life” I believe that this means he is life less he has only a little life left and is “hanging on” to it. Also on page 72 it states “it’s been raining cats and dogs” this means it’s been raining vary hard.

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Explain how the character feels about Uncle Paces death. Then, explain how this story would be different if it was told from another character’s point of view. Use two specific details from the story to support your answer.

Nellie was very confused and sad about what happened because what sheriff Bell said did not sound like something he would do so she was confused. This is from the text what sheriff Bell said on page 31-32, “ He’s been bad hurt, Papa Till,” the sheriff said. "Seems he got drunk and went to sleep on the railroad tracks and got hit by a train. Thats all I could figure." But they know is know that Uncle Pace doesn't drink so it confuses her. She is also upset because Erma Jean stopped talking from the impact of Uncle Paces death. I know this because on page 34 it says, "Erma Jean hasn't spoken since Uncle Pace died." But if this story was written in Erma's point of view we would know the truth why she stooped talking, and the truth what happened to Uncle Pace sooner, because she does tell but not until later in the story. I know she began to  talk later on in the story because on page 125 it says, "Then deep from within Erma came a scream that stopped us all in our tracks. And for the first time since February, Erma Jean Love spoke words."

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So Uncle Pace was beaten by three white men on the wihite subway.

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Why did the author write this book?             Tommy

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Why did the author write this book?             Tommy

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I believe that the author wrote this book because he or she probably feel the same as I. I feel and maybe the author feels madness,anger because if people could have rights like and they can’t do some things as you like go to the same school or vote even go to the same bathroom or drink out of the same waterfonten how would you feel. So I think that’s why the author wrote this book

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Why does the sheriff of Bradford Corners want to stop Nellies father and the other African American men from reading the Crisis magazines?

The sheriff of Bradford Corners wants to stop Nellies father and the other African American men from reading the Crisis magazines because he doesn’t want them reading certain stories. These stories talk about murders, crimes, skin color remarks, etc. They also were not allowed to read the Crisis in Tennessee. I know this because on page 27 it says, “- sheriff Bell came to her fathers barbershop and took out all of the Crisis magazines. He warned Mr.James not to be caught selling them anymore. Said that the magazines put out by anti American people who put foolish ideas into the minds of Coloreds.” But in Chicago they had more freedom for example they have “colore” police officers there and they got the Crisis easily. I know this because on page 98 it says, “The Crisis came! Daddy didn’t have to sneak and buy it.”

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Figurative language

-It’s raining cats and dogs...  It is raining really hard
-Uncle Pace clung to life all day yesterday... he was barely living but he was still managing to live
-our house is crawling Haines and zombies... there house does not feel very comfortable and is not like home. It is more scary

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Where does the story take place? Why is this important?

The year is 1919 the whole story. In the first part of the story they are in Tennessee. This is important because they are “colored”, because they are “colored” they don’t have as many rights. One example of this is the sheriff (sheriff Bell) didn’t allow “colors” to read or sell the newspaper. I know this because on page 27 it says, “- sheriff Bell came to her fathers barbershop and took out all of the Crisis magazines. He warned Mr.James not to be caught selling them anymore. Said that the magazines put out by anti American people who put foolish ideas into the minds of Coloreds.” But for the second half of the story they are in Chicago Illinois (still in the year 1919). In Chicago they had more freedom and more rights. This was important because they are now able to do more as “colored” people. One example is they saw a “colored” police officer. I know this because on page 97 it says, “On the way to the store, we met a colored police.” Another example is it was easier to get the newspaper. I know this because on page98 it says, “The Crisis came! Daddy didn’t have to sneak and buy it.”

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" he says our house is crawling with haints and zombies" I believe this is a metaphor because Nellie is compareing the house with haints and zombies I believe this means her house is very old and the old creeks are all around them so it sounds a poltergeist

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What incident started the riot of Chicago Illinois of 1919        Tommy

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What incident started the riot of Chicago Illinois of 1919        Tommy

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The incident that started the Race riot of Chicago Illinois of 1919 was. A African American that drowned in Lake Michigan on July 27, 1919 after violating unofficial segregation rules/laws. I know this because on History.com The Chicago Race Riot it states that “On July 27, 1919, an African-American teenager drowned in Lake Michigan after violating the unofficial segregation of Chicago’s beaches and being stoned by a group of white youths. His death, and the police’s refusal to arrest the white man whom eyewitnesses identified as causing it, sparked a week of rioting between gangs of black and white Chicagoans, concentrated on the South Side neighborhood surrounding the stockyards. When the riots ended on August 3, 15 whites and 23 blacks had been killed and more than 500 people injured; an additional 1,000 black families had lost their homes when they were torched by rioters.” Also it states “The “Red Summer” of 1919 marked the culmination of steadily growing tensions surrounding the great migration of African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North that took place during World War I. When the war ended in late 1918, thousands of servicemen returned home from fighting in Europe to find that their jobs in factories, warehouses and mills had been filled by newly arrived Southern blacks or immigrants.” This makes me feel, madnesses,torture,fear because how would you feel if your family got pulled apart some even died that’s how I feel.

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What really happened to Uncle Pace?

Uncle Pace was murdered in a coach because there were no colored ones left. The white people found him and tried to kill him right there. He was left in the railroad tracks left to die. But Sheriff Bell found him in time to get him back to their house. As you can see the text staits on page126,” The night he died ,Uncle Pace told me what happened. He wanted us to know that he wasn’t drunk, and he hadn’t been hit by a train either. He took the local from Nashville to the Corners. There were no seats in the Colored car, so he sat in the whites only coach. When he reached the Corner several men got of with him. They beat him with sticks and rocks. Then they poured whiskey on him and lift him on the tracks, but he managed to pull himself of the tracks before the train moved. The men who did it got back on the train and left.” As you can see my inference earlier was somewhat correct. But only about the part where what Sheriff Bell told the, was incorrect.

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What are the most important events in the story? Why?

At this moment the most important event is what did happen to Uncl Pace. I Know this beacause the text on page 64 it states, “Pace was not run over by a train. I believe he was murderd. Terrible things are happening to returning soldiers all over. Some have been found batten and hanged wile stil in there military uniforms. You all be vary careful. Times are bad! Vary bad!”. And yet on page 31 it said, “men from the Corners brought in Uncl Pace “he’s been bad hurt, Papa Till,” the sharif said. “Seems he got drunk and when to sleep on the rail road tracks and got hit”. Because there are two possibilities of his death we might not know.

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Why did Erma Jean stop talking? What really happened to Uncle Pace?

Erma Jean stopped talking because Uncle Pace died  I know this because on page 60 it said “the doctors said Erma Jean might talk again and then she might not”. This is why Erma Jean might not talk again. What really happened Uncle Pace is he was possibly murdered I know this because on page 64 it said in Williams letter “Pace was not run over by a train. I believe he was murdered.” This is what happened to Uncle Pace.

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How dose the author present the topic in an interesting way? Why?

I believe the author portrays the theme topic and tone in an interesting way because. She uses a diary the diary gives a unique perspective on the story. for example on page 78 6:00. " he gave daddy his number and told him to visit the bank. Daddy said he would but I don't care if we ever see mr.hill again." if this was written in a normal book you probably wouldn't have the perspective of Nellies felling about mr.hill. another pisce of exsample could be on page 6 January 2. " when whites people asked if Leslie palmer was white she'd always answer with color me dark. daddy won't stand for color talk." if this was written in a normal book the perspective would not be noted that nellies father hates color talk. So in conclusion the diary perspective changes the whole story.

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So I was reading that I’m thinking that the  officer to the officer is it sold or not we show in the fax in the speakers who actually committed the crime.

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I think that the offseason is the life sucker that kill the color man.

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What is the theme of the story? What details help you to determine the theme?

I think one theme of “Color me Dark” is love. I think one theme is love because this is a diary, and she mostly talks about her family. And you love your family, also there is a lot going on with her family especially because they are African American. For example one family thing they do together is they run a family business, it’s a funeral home. I know this because on page 3 it said, “-and of course all the coffins for our family funeral business.” Also recently in the story their Uncle Pace died and the girls watched him die this impacted them a lot especially Erma Jean. I know this because on page 34 it says, “ Erma Jean hasn’t spoken since Uncle Pace died.” She hasn’t spoken because it has been really hard on her especially because she watched him die and she loved him very much.

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Are there words and phrases that are confusing, interesting or dynamic what is the meaning

Definitely I found a word that I believe is an association to help the colored it's called the NAACP i found this info here "NAACP hiding behind the colored man association" but it doesn't give a lot of info so I looked it up and found this "At NAACP LDF, we know that a right gained is not a right secured forever. That's why we continue to fight in courtrooms across the nation for equality and justice for all Americans.

Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, we seek to:

End racial bias in the criminal justice system

Protect voting rights and achieve full African-American civic engagement

Increase economic fairness and promote equal pay for all Americans

Increase equity in education by removing racial barriers to educational opportunity" So as you can see the NAACP is a good cause helping the colered protecting voting rights education and fairness witch is pretty cool

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Ella            And Tommy        Don’t read this until you’ve read to page 50

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Ella            And Tommy        Don’t read this until you’ve read to page 50

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Why did Erma Jean stop taking? What really happened to Uncle Pace?

Erma Jean stopped talking because she was in complete shock of Uncle Pace dying. Or at least that’s what we thought. The last few minutes of Uncle Pace’s life Erma Jean was right with him. She heard every one of his last words. Based on our inference these words could be very shocking. Still she knows more than us. After the fact Erma Jean wouldn’t even bring up the subject with Nellie. The text staits on page 31-32, “When a knock comes in the early morning hours, it usually means trouble. Sheriff Bell and four men from the Corners brought in Uncle Pace. ‘He’s been bad hurt, Papa Till,’ the sheriff said. ‘Seems he got drunk and went to sleep on the railroad tracks and got hit by a train. That’s all I can figure.’”
And then it goes on to say that the strongest thing Uncle Pace ever drank was lemonade. This leads us to believe that Sheriff Bell is lying. Later in the text it staits, “ Pace was not run over by a train. I believe he was murdered. Terrible things are happening to returning soldiers all over. Some have been found beaten or hanged while still in their military uniforms. You all be very careful. Times are bad. Very bad.” Williams letter shows us that Sheriff Bell was lying for sure. This white sheriff is very close with this colored family. He knows them better than anyone else on the block. Sheriff Bell would have known that Uncle Pace doesn’t drink and where and when he would be coming home. This makes us feel that Bell was the cost to Pace’s death. Also we were terrified when we read the dread and horror of Erma Jean saw her Uncles body in a casket. Another thing is that I know that Erma Jean loves her uncle with all of her heart, but if he was in war all of the time for the army, how could she build a strong relationship with him? Who she had a strong relationship with was Bell. Nellie wasn’t there when Pace slipped away. Only Erma was. Like we said earlier Erma Jean did. She heard who killed him. If she found out that Sheriff Bell had committed this crime. That would give her enough shock to not be able to talk.

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Idiom. Pg:32 “Uncle Pace clung to life all day yesterday.”
This is an idiom because you can’t cling to life. But it said he was because he was barely living, and he died the next day.

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How is the character felling in this part of the story?why?

I believe that Nellie lee love fell strong about equality for example when people make fun of her family about being dark skinned Nellie beats up kids but not adults I found this info in January 2 1919" I've beat up more girls and a few boys too for calling my sister names just beacaus she's dark but I can't fight grown ups who say hurtful things" so as you can see she is pretty stubborn about civil rights I think that Nellie is a strong girl on the inside and the out side for getting the courage to beat up kids and actually fight ing them so in conclusion I believe that Nellie is strong about equality

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1. Where does the title for this book, Color Me Dark, come from?

The title Color Me Dark came from Nellies grandma Lizzy she would say color me dark because she was so light skinned that people thought that she was white. I know this because on page six the text states “many people thought she was white. But when people asked Lizzy Palmer if she was white, she’d always answer “color me dark”. And I believe that this is why the book is called color me dark.

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Why do you think this book is called “Color me Dark”?

I think this book is called “Color me Dark” because she is an African American, but her skin is very light. And she wants to be darker skinned than what she is right now. She also wants to be darker to be more like her best friend. People also “asked Lizzie Palmer if she was white, she’d always answer, “No, color me dark.” So since Nellie is so light she wishes she was darker to represent her culture. I know this because she said, “Daddy won’t stand for color talk, either.” Later she says, “Wouldn’t it be nice if everybody thought like Mama and Daddy?” She said this because she doesn’t like colored talk either.

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Where does the title for this book, Color Me Dark, come from?
They think being light-skinned is better then being dark!

So why the title Color Me Dark because the Day of being a “color.” And going through a day being a color in a diary.

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1. Why did Erma Jean stop talking? What really happened to Uncle Pace?

2. Why does the sheriff of Bradford Corners want to stop Nellie's father and the other African American men from reading the Crisis magazines? What kind of stories does the magazine print? How could these pieces of paper have any effect on Bradford Corners?

3. What is a charlatan? Why is this word important in Nellie Lee's diary?

4. Where does the title for this book, Color Me Dark, come from?

5. Reverend Prince tells his congregation that "good things come from good thoughts" and that "ignorance and fear breed violence, and knowledge is the only way to overcome intolerance." How can thinking or knowledge be so powerful? What does Reverend Prince mean?

6. What incident started the Chicago Riot of 1919?

7. What is meant by "The Great Migration North"? Why did it take place?

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Idiom
On page 72 the text states that “it is pouring down cats and dogs. Grandma Nessie has been right so far. It rained on Easter Sunday and it has rained for five Sundays thereafter.”
The meaning of raining cats and dogs mean that it’s been raining hard and constantly.

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Tommy            And Ella       Don’t read this until you’ve read page. 50

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Tommy            And Ella       Don’t read this until you’ve read page. 50

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Why did Erma Jean stop talking? What really happened to uncle pace?

Erma Jean stop talking because she was in complete shock of uncle Pace dying. Or that’s what we thought. The last few minutes of uncle Pace’s life Erma Jean was right with him. She heard of his last words. Based on our inference these words can be very shocking still she knows more then us. After the fact Erma Jean wouldn’t even bring up the subject with Nellie. The text states on page 31-32 “When a knock comes in the early hours, it usually means trouble. Sheriff Bell and four men from the Coners brought in uncle Pace. “He’s been bad hurt, Papa,” the sheriff said. “Seems he got drunk and went to sleep on the railroad tracks and got hit by the train. That’s all I can figure.”And then it goes on and on to say that the strongest thing uncle Pace had ever drank was lemonade. this leads us to believe that sheriff Bell is lying. Later in the text states “Pace was not run over by a train. I believe he was murdered. Terrible things are happening to returning soldiers all over. Some have been found beaten and hanged while still in their military uniforms. You all be very careful. Times are bad ! Very bad.”  Williams letter shows us that Sheriff Bell wats lying for sure. This white sheriff is very close with this family. He knows them better then anyone on the block. Sheriff Bell would have known that uncle Pace doesn’t drink and where and when he will be coming home. This makes us feel that Bell was the cost to Pace’s death. Also we where terrified when we read the dread and horror of Erma Jean saw her uncles body floating up from a casket. I feel alone that Erma Jean is in horrible sadness because she knows how her uncle died and saw him in his casket died after finding that maybe the white sheriff that knows this family really well he could be the cost of Erma Jean’s death. But I don’t think that the military did these he didn’t even go back. So this shows me that I think sheriff Bell did this horrible cost of Erma’s favorite family member

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Where does the title Color Me Dark come?

The title Color me dark comes from Nellie’s great grandmother, Lizzie Palmer. Lizzie Palmer had been a slave. She did not have very dark skin like other colored people. After the war she often asked if she was white. But since she was still colored and the color of her skin didn’t matter to her she answered, Color Me Dark. This something that Nellie’s mother would’ve called smart mouthed. But it is not so rude when you think of the point that she is trying to give. She is trying to say something like, “If it really matters what color skin I have then you can just color me dark. If it really matters then you can treat me like I have darker skin. And then when she asks them if they will treat her the same because she is light skinned. Then all she has to answer with is exactly.” That proves a huge point on Lizzie’s part. As you can see when Nellie picks up this trait the text staits, “”

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The leter it says about Erma Jean.At the end of the leter "Your siser.

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Where does the title for the book ,color me dark, come from?

The title of Color me dark comes from Nellies great grandma
Because Nellie grandma was really light and people would think she was white
So they would ask her if she was and she would say back. Color me dark I know this because the text states on page 5-6 “she was so light-skinned many people
thought she was white. But when people asked Lizzie Palmer if she was white, she’d always answer, “No, color me dark” Daddy won’t stand for color talk, either.” I feel that Lizzie Palmer is a confident woman that stands up for her rights And says what she wants to say she does what she wants to do. And no if a white person asks if she white she stands up for her rights and says color me dark.