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1. In the Prologue, what rage had been building in Chicago and how had it started?

Rage had been building in Chicago for a long time. The rage was born in the city's beginnings and continued in the daily interactions of citizens and city leaders. Black migrants from the South clashed with white immigrants from Europe. Laborers and union leaders tried to hold their own against the industrialists. Police officers and gang members tried to control the streets. Democratic aldermen and a Republican mayor faced off over patronage and power.

2. In One: "The Beach," what was the weather and atmosphere like in John Harris's neighborhood?

In John Harris's Chicago Black Belt neighborhood, it was hot. It was an unbearable humid type of hot that pressed on the chest and made a person sweat even before the day began. The air in John's bedroom was thick with the smell of animal blood that drifted from the city's stockyards. The heat had been building for days, and by the height of the day the temperature would reach 96 degrees.

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