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Ordinary lovers Dena Miller and Will Wallace confront extraordinary obstacles in their romance Classism in their native North Carolina threatens to end their nascent romance as it began Then larger and more ominous lifethreatening challenges of white supremacy and World War II wreak havoc on the dreams of the young couple forcing them apart
Denas mother a teacher and married to a local pastor disapproves of their romance and declares Will a mere baseball player and lumberjack to be beneath their social status Matters become fraught when Denas mother selects a classsuitable suiter for her
Will Wallace Jr is a 1943 baseball star It is said that his skills surpass his fathers legendary baseball feats Soon Will joined the fight against Americas apartheid in baseball But the Ku Klux Klan teaches Will a lesson in the status quo A friend of Wills father and former Atlanta Crackers baseball player devises for Will a clever escape from Klan pursuit and hides him in the US Army
Wills 366th Infantry Regiments first mission in Italy is keeping the pilots and planes of the 99th Fighter Squadron Tuskegee Airmen safe while on the ground When Will fulfills his wish to fight against the Germans he finds himself in intense combat that leaves him with flagging hope he will live to see Dena again
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