Part 1 It is 1950 and the unwritten laws of Jim Crow govern the relationship between the equally divided racial population of a small Southern town. A foray into Black Town by three white boys bent on mischief results in a tragedy that sets off a series of racial encounters that change the lives of the people on both sides of the color line. Part II It is 1968 and against the chaotic national background of Civil Rights and assassination individuals react to the violence and racism in their own microcosm of the larger picture that is Fort Howard, Florida. The story of mean little injustices and the unpredictable consequences of small daily indignities is told in this book that is a small magnified mirror in the corner of the larger panoramic mirror of segregation.