My dear Meyer," chided the old historian, "why should anyone be surprised by shootings at the Tall House? Have you looked into its past?" The young anthropology intern was more than willing to look. On the surface, the Tall House was an exotic property that attracted a certain type of social justice worker. Sherilyn Riddle had purchased the property as a base for her diverse friends-most of whom had been evicted from earlier African American communities in Wabiska. Like many cities in southeastern Wisconsin, the fictional Wabiska had experienced a series of forced ethnic migrations in its...