Precious Bones - Historical Fiction By noemi.rodriguez Period: Dec 1, 1940 to Dec 1, 1950 Segregation Aug 1, 1949 Characters Bones- curious, brave, determined Aug 19, 1949 Setting The story takes place in the Florida swamp in 1949. A swamp is a wetland that has different habitats. Dec 2, 2014 Brown v The Board of Education