– In the opening chapter, Janie is returning home from a long journey (we don’t yet know from where). How do townspeople react to her? Compare and contrast this experience to the one she recounts about growing up playing with the Washburn children in Chapter 2.

The towns people react negatively to her upon her return, they become suspicious of her and start judging her immediatly. In her early childhood before she new she was colored she fit right in with the white children and they accepted her. This is an interesting contrast because the ppl of the town she lives in are colored like her yet they don't accept her in the same way the white children did, infact they sit back and judge her and spread gossip.

Harlem Hell Fighters

Harlem Hell fighters
- the popular name for the 369th Infantry Regiment
- formerly the 15th New York National Guard Regiment
- the first African-American Regiment during WWI
- commanded by Col. William Hayward
- shipped out from New York Port of Emabarkation on December 27, 1917, and joined its Brigade upon arrival in France, but the unit was relegated to Labor Service duties instead of combat training
- it was finally decided on April 8, 1918 to assign the unit to the French Army for duration of the United States participation in the war.
- The men were issued French helmets and brown leather belts and pouches, although they continued to wear their U. S. uniforms
- during its service the regiment suffered 1500 casualties and took part in the following campaigns:
- Champagne - Marne
-Meuse - Argonne
- Champagne 1918
-Alsace 1918

The Harlem Hell fighters were the first African-American Regiment during WWI, they accomplished a lot during there time in the war and contributed greatly to our victory in the war. They're achievements contributed greatly toward the civil rights movement as well as to the war, but they also opened up many opportunities for African American citizens to join the service.