Tells the life story of African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, describing his childhood in Mississippi, his work with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for equality and justice in the South, and his assassination.
When her grandfather registers to vote while living in segregated Mississippi, an African American girl begins to understand why he insists that she attend school.
Newly-elected Tibbehah County sheriff Quinn Colson investigates an old friend's gun sales when stolen military rifles are found in the possession of a Mexican drug gang, a case that is complicated by his discovery of a black market baby adoption ring.
In Depression-era Mississippi, Millie Reynolds escapes her abusive parents by running off with a gypsy caravan, where she uncovers generations of shocking family secrets and finds the tools she needs to confront them.
Sixteen-year-old Swayze Barksdale comes of age in the southern town of Fisk's Landing in the summer of 1951, his life defined by the Korean War raging overseas, and his job of playing "Taps" at the funerals of the town's fallen soldiers.
