- Why do you suppose Stevenson includes a great deal of content regarding lynchings, rapes, and physical violence against black women during the early 20th century? What may be its relevancy to the story of Latasha and her murder?
- How do African Americans respond to the race riots, racism, discrimination, and lack of protection from institutions in the early 20th century? How might that be important for the story of the L.A. riots in 1992?
- Why did the Harlins move to Los Angeles? What did they hope to find and did they find it?