I use "as a whole" because his book may bounce back and forth in time from chapter to chapter, but as a reader, you can see the overall change from early 20th century to the 1970s. McGuire begins his book with a prologue describing the brutal rape of Recy Taylor in 1944. He chooses to title each chapter (with the exception of chapter seven) with a "quote" from a repressed black woman. The first chapter, "They'd Kill Me If I Tell", gives the reader the background of Rosa Parks, the lead investigator of the NAACP, (not just a tired old woman with sore feet on a bus), who is put in charge of dealing of the Taylor case. The first chapter also introduces the reader to the power (or lack of) media exposure at the national level. The second chapter, “Niggers Get Harassed Every Day,” shows the power of respectability in choosing who to help, and exposes the reader to the ridiculous (but unfortunately very real in the eyes of the white male) concept of “eye rape” (62) . ." Chapter three, "Walking in Pride and Dignity," delves more into the ideal of respectability and its role in the black women's movement. Chapter four, "It's Open Season on Negroes Now," explores the "kissing game" case and discusses the problems with segregation due to the fact that both races have an interest in rock 'n' roll, regardless of the color of the musician..