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Lincoln is Inaugurated as President in Washington, D.C.
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A Strange girl, named Delphine, has just shown up with her slave, Calinda on a boat from New Orleans.
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Mama offers Delphine and Calinda to stay with them, they accept.
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Cass believes that Calinda is trying to kill Delphine, when she is just trying to tie her corset.
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Delphine purcheses oil lamps, only the richest people in town baught oill lamps.
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Calinda stats cooking food native to New Orleans
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Cass and Calinda become closer, bonding over the visions they both have.
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Delphine's Maman sends Mrs. Pruitt a beautiful dress.
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Cass wear's one of Calinda's tignon and Delphine rips it off.
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The Battle of Bull Run was the first battle of the Civil War. It took place in Manassas, Virginia.
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Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Cady and Mrs. Breeze all march inside of teh Pruitt house and accuse Delphine and Calinda of being spies for the South.
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While on the showboat, a black man yells for Calinda to dance the Calinda, leading Delphine to tell Tilly that Calinda's real name is CoinCoin
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Tilly and Delphine go down to Ciaro to bring Noah home.
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Delphine tells Tilly that Calinda and her are sisters and that she is a colored woman.
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The Girl's stay at the home of Mrs. Hanrahan who dislikes Delphine because she is colored.
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Noah becomes well and goes off to fight in the War fo the North.
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Noah loses his arm in battle andis sent to the camp where the girls care for him.
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Noah, Tilly nad Delphine return home to find that Mrs. Pruitt has killed herself.
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Noah, Delphine, Tilly and Dr. Hutchings live out their lives toget at the Pruitt home in Grand Tower