A FAMILY MOVES TO THE SEGREGATED SOUTH IN THE 1950S TO PERSUE A DREAM. INSTEAD THEY MEET THE UGLY FACE OF RACISM. YOUNG TOM DOOLEY COMES OF AGE WHEN THE WORLD OUTSIDE IS RAPIDLY CHANGING, BUT WHERE HE LIVES IS NOT. POWERFUL BACKWOODS POLITICIANS AND THE KU KLUX KLAN RULE THE DAY. WILL THE FAMILY OVERCOME THE INJUSTICES THEY SEE OR FALL VICTIM TO THEM?