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Why does Wilson choose to have Troy die in 1965 in particular?

In 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. was in the middle of leading the civil rights movement in the USA. Why does Wilson choose to have Troy die in 1965 in particular? How is Troy's death symbolic of a new era in the United States?

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From the text, we can infer that Troy's death is symbolic. His passing represents the end of one era in African-American history, and the beginning of the next.

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