Miss Anne and Mister Charley

In jim crow black folks were not permitted to respond or to talk to white men and white women by their first names. Meredith says the exact names might change over the decades, but there's a consistent line that runs from miss anne to becky to karen. "The thing that makes miss anne miss anne is she recognizes her privilege, and she uses it almost as a cudgel or weapon to keep certain folks in their place"