In the late 1960's, Lila Jane Adams was leaving for her first day of the help. Her mama has always told her to focus on providing for the white folk and never to ask any questions. Lila finds her self in a whirlwind as she falls for a boy living at the house she was helping at. Only, he's white. And what Lila feels for Stefan is forbidden, frowned upon, and judged. These two lovers want nothing more, than to profess their love to the world, and make a change for interracial couples. Take a glimpse into the eyes of Lila, as you receive a front row seat, to a 17 year old, black girl's life, with the obstacles of: teen love, self growth, Christianity, and what its like, behind the curtain, of a perfect, white, rich family.
He said, "Love is colorblind."
Three words which changed her life forever.
Segregation. Racism. Diversity.
Follow Carolina Whittley and read her story about how she lived in a world to her, evolved around, racism, segregation, and love. Living in a period where the fight to end racism was anything she and her family seemed to think of, and the struggle to end segregation. Her life had become everything but comfortable as she worries about the safety of her family and herself as the politics of everyday threaten her existence. Life in the south before the civil rights movement, and during, African Americans constantly underwent a series of all forms of hate just because of the amount of Melanin in their skin. And her being the same amount of white as she is black brings hate from both sides. With her curious mind, and ability to think deeper about everyday things she could distract herself from the harsh real world.
Until the day she caught Lewis Montgomery's eyes.
Even though there are many rules in the white community on what the right way to treat people who are darker then a paper bag, not everyone follows. Lewis Montgomery will find his open minded thoughts can complicate things in the life he's always known. Will he forget everything his father told him about how to treat the Colored in the neighborhood next over, especially when he begins to become fond of one girl who's infatuated with books?
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