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Grace Chang Driver
Fictional Character
Southern Victory
POD: September 10, 1862
Appearance(s): The Center Cannot Hold
through
In at the Death
Type of Appearance: Direct
Nationality: United States
Parents: Joey Chang and Mrs. Chang
Spouse: Achilles Driver
Children: Karen Driver (daughter)

Unnamed daughter

Grace Chang Driver was the wife of Achilles Driver. She was the first-generation American child of Chinese immigrants Joey and Mrs. Chang. Her parents forbade her to marry a black man and she defied their wishes. A daughter defying her father on matters of marriage is a huge breach of traditional Confucian morality, and Grace's father was unable to forgive her. He had very little contact with Grace or her children from the time of her marriage on, although he and his wife softened as the years passed.

Grace had two children, Karen and a younger child.

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