The Color of a Lie

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism and death.

Calvin arrives at Sojourner. Eugene and Harry convince James to take Robert on a short trip the next morning, so they are gone when the teens are in Virginia. Calvin returns the bike to Harry.

Inside the dance, Calvin dances with Lily. Later, he talks to her about the stress of passing: The better he is at it, the worse he feels. Lily talks about how discouraging it was to see how well resourced Heritage was and wishes her friends could have the same. Since Lily’s mother won’t let her go back to school and Calvin won’t be able to talk to her over the weekend, they make a plan to meet on Tuesday in the Capewoods so that he can tell her about the trip to Virginia.

Calvin, Eugene, and Harry leave before sunrise, with the brothers in the backseat. Calvin uses the Green Book to decide where to stop for gas and food. A young man named Virgil leads the CORE meeting. Virgil says that a new activist named Dr. King is trying new strategies in the fight for civil rights and might become a figurehead for their cause.