· Mrs Johnson, a large African-American mother of two daughters: Dee (the older) and Maggie (the younger).
o Maggie is shy
o Dee is bold
· Mrs. Johnson tells us how she and the local church raised money to send Dee away for school
o Dee came back reading
o Maggie has bad eyesight and is possibly stupid
· their old home recently burned down
· Dee hasn’t seen the new house yet but she doesn’t want any of her friends to see it
· Dee shows up with a short Muslim guy referred to as ‘Asalamalakim’ but named Hakim-a-barber.
· Dee then tells Mrs Johnson she goes by Wangero Lee-wanika Kemanjo because her name felt too white and white people were oppressive to black people
· Mrs. Johnson said she was named after her aunt Dicie but Dee counters that she was probably named after a white oppressor
· Dee/Wangero looks through the house and notes which things she wants
o Includes a quilt that Mrs. Johnson wants to save for Maggie’s marriage
o Dee thinks Maggie won’t take care of the special quilts
o Maggie says she can have it but Mrs. Johnson doesn’t let her have the one she’s holding
· Dee tells her mom that she doesn’t understand African-American heritage
· Dee tells Maggie not to just sit at home
· Dee leaves with Hakim-a-barber