Mama Floras Family

As the story unfolds, 70-year-old Flora relives the painful memories of her past. At a young age, she is raped by a charming young man from a wealthy black family and discovers she is pregnant. Forced to give up the child and leave town, she moves to Stockton, Tennessee where she meets and eventually marries Booker Palmer.

Booker, Jr. develops into a classically-trained pianist, but his life is forever changed when he enlists in the Vietnam War. He gets wounded so badly that he never plays the piano again. The Civil Rights Movement brings more unexpected changes to the Palmer Family. Ruthana becomes an activist.