Roxanne Reeves has bid a contract on restoring and redecorating Riverview, an historic plantation home. The new owner has suggested that an African-American tour might be added to the annual house and garden tour and that Roxanne would be the ideal person to research and chair this tour. In an effort to please the woman and secure the restoration project, she contacts Grace, a highly respected retired teacher who represents the heart and soul of the black community of Clarksville. Roxanne has not been honest about her past in the Bayou and is determined to maintain her prestige among her well-to-do friends. While touring with Grace, however, she rediscovers friendship and discovers atrocities committed upon the black community.
Can't nobody keep you down if you got an education. Don't you worry about what white people say about you. You just smile and keep on reading. Read every book you can get your hands on."
"It's never too late to go back home."
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