Sister B
Submision Type
book
Logline
The racist history of Mississippi prompts a young African American mother to leave the south and seek a better life out west. In 1939, while traveling by train from California to Oregon, she meets a Japanese photographer whose photos are used to plan the destruction of those same lives out west.
Genre
Historical Fiction,Drama
Short Summary
The lynching of another innocent African American male, one of several hundred in the state of Mississippi and counting, prompts Sister B (Willie Mae Davis) to leave the south believing she will escape the south's harsh Jim Crow environment. She soon learns her belief is misplaced.
Setting
Vicksburg, Mississippi; Los Angeles, California; Portland, Oregon
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
Other
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message,Philosophical Questions
Mature Audience Themes
Extreme Violence, Language/Profanity,Nudity
Main Character Details
Name: Willie Mae Davis; later last name is Hart
Age: 21 at the book's beginning; 101 at the end.
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive,Confident,Decisive,Empathetic,Engaging,Outspoken
Additional Character Details
Name: Akio Hashimoto
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Role: Logical
Key Traits: Adventurous,Charming,Engaging,Faithful,Modest,Skillful,Romantic
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