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Here, at Ellis Island, all of their fright, courage, and—most of all—hope funneled into this one moment: passing through the registry office to the stairwell, the exit to their freedom, and to possibilities of which they could only dream before now.
She wondered how her country could preach about justice and equality when even God had created no such thing.
Mass followed a pattern that soothed her, even if she didn’t believe all the church demanded she believe. And she thought that counted for something.