Setting

The physical setting of the short story “The African-American Special” by Jason Reynolds is a bar in Washington DC. The time setting is not explicitly specified but we can assume the story takes place during the present day.

Fortune, one of the main characters, mentions he was forced to move “from the red clay”, which is most likely a reference to the Southern United States, to Washington DC. He also mentions several historical events he took part in while in Washington DC: “ ‘I was at the march.’ Fortune pointed at the bar […] in the direction of the...

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