The film is a coming of age story about a young boy named James (James Bond III) from a sharecropper family in 1940s Louisiana. Through various encounters during a trip to see the dentist about a toothache, James learns about race, religion, gender, and poverty. The film opens with an introduction by actor Henry Fonda who describes life in the slave quarters and Ernest Gaines’ rise to prominence.

  • Por Stan Lathan, American, born 1945, Ernest J. Gaines, American, 1933 - 2019, Charles Fuller, American, born 1939, Olivia Cole Actress, born 1942, James Bond III, American, Margaret Avery, American, born 1944, Cleavon Little, American, 1939 - 1992, Chez Lister, American, born 1969, Henry Fonda, American, 1905 - 1982, D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
  • Crédito: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
  • Derechos: CC0