I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Chapter 24: Summary and Analysis

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The nurse of Dentist Lincoln: described by Mrs. Henderson as “snippity”

Dr. Lincoln: a dentist in Stamps

Dr. Baker: a dentist in Texarkana, Arkansas

Summary
Chapter 24 describes in detail the pain that Marguerite experiences with her tooth and the prejudice she experiences at the office of Dr. Lincoln. After Marguerite and Mrs. Henderson wait over an hour in the sun, Dr. Lincoln refuses to see Marguerite. He says, “I’d rather stick my hand in a dog’s mouth than in a nigger’s.” After Mrs. Henderson “backed up...


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