Black Angels

A powerful story of growing up amid the racial hatred of 1960s America.

In Mystic, Georgia, the most important thing is the colour of your skin. And 11-year-old Celli Jenkins knows where she belongs – in the white side of town. But racial tension is building every day – especially when black campaigners come down from the north to claim their civil rights – and trouble is brewing. In the powder keg of a long hot summer, Celli’s long-lost grandmother arrives out of the blue. And now Celli’s view of life, colour and family will be changed forever…