Excerpt from Color Blind: Ginny didn't show affection to a Black couple; she showed affection and caring to a couple who happened to be Black. Why did Ginny and the Prices feel the way they did, even though their initial meeting was brief? The human connection, brief as it was, was also strong. Racial taboos and unwritten societal rules cannot block or suppress human connections and feelings. This is the wrestling match Franklin was going through. All his instincts were telling him to keep his distance. James J. Smith does it again in this novel that tells the story of race relations in his own unique way.