Words by Heart (1985) on Netflix
TV-G19851h 47mDramaFamilyHistory
In the early twentieth century, the Sills family settles in Bethel Springs, a small Midwestern town where they are the only Black family. Their daughter Lena sees the prejudice they meet.
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Plot summary
The Sills family leaves the Deep South and settles in Bethel Springs, a small town in the Midwest, at the beginning of the twentieth century. They are the only Black family in the town, and the rules of segregation shape daily life there. Lena, the family's young daughter, is the one whose eyes the story follows, and she sees the prejudice her family meets.
