When Pearl Harbor is attacked in 1941, Cora’s brother Benny rushes to enlist against the wishes of Cora and her mother. Able to pass as white, on account of his pale skin and light eyes, Benny reports for duty only to realize he’s been mistakenly enlisted as a white man in a racially segregated military.

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Lee has been friends with Benny since he was a troubled teenager,

and he’s been sweet on Cora for nearly as long. When Lee enlists without telling Cora, she is heartbroken and feels betrayed by the man she expected to spend the rest of her life with.

Meanwhile, family friend Roscoe, encouraged by Benny, offers to marry Cora in order to ensure that she and her mother will be provided for, should Benny not make it back.

Benny does return, but his new white identity leaves him struggling to find his place in a country that only sees race. And while Cora's world has been turned upside down, she must find the strength to stand up for what's right and make a difference.

The war may be over, but the fight has only just begun for Cora, Lee, Benny, and Roscoe.

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