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The Color of Water
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Rachel Shilsky (Ruth) is born in Poland
1921
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Shilsky family moves to America and settles in Suffolk, Virginia
1923
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Great Depression Begins
1929
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Ruth is molested by her father at age 8-9
1930
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Ruth's brother Sam runs away to Chicago
1934
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Ruth becomes pregnant by her boyfriend Peter, but aborts the baby
1936
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Ruth leaves Virginia for New York
1938
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Great Depression ends
1939
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World War 2 begins
1939
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Last time Ruth saw Frances
1941
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Ruth converts to Christianity
1942
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Ruth gets remarried to another man named Andrew McBride
1942
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World War 2 ends
1945
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New Brown Memorial Baptist Church is founded by Ruth and Andrew McBride
1954
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Segregation is ruled illegal
1954
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James McBride is born
1957
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Mr. McBride dies of lung cancer at age 45
1957
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Ruth marries Hunter Jordan
1958
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Civil Rights legislation is passes
1964
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Hunter Jordan dies of a stroke
1972
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While in Louisville, "Chicken Man" guides James to make the right choices
1973
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McBride-Jordan family moves to Wilmington, DE
1974
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First time James asked Ruth details about her past
1977
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James graduated Oberlin College
1979
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James receives a master's degree in Journalism from Columbian University
1980
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James quits job at the Boston Globe and starts researching his family history
1982
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Ruth earns a degree in Social Work from Temple University
1986
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James marries Stephanie
1991
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James wins the American Music Theater Festival's Stephen Sondhelm Award
1993
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Ruth returns to Suffolk to visit her past
1993
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The Color of Water is published
1996
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Ruth dies at age 88 on Jan. 9th
2010
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