An African American man from the twentieth century goes back in time to prevent his town from being destroyed by a mob of violent whites.

As he reflects on a murder perpetrated by his father, a college professor considers the history of his family and how race and violence intersect.

A schoolboard debates the merits of history—and how to remember it.

After three years of being attacked with racism and hatred, a Black man decides to put his coworker in his place.

In Iowa, a young Black man goes to a party where he meets a host of artist types who cause him to reflect on how people relate to each other.

The racism a Black, working-class couple faces at work during the Harlem Renaissance spills over into their relationship in violent ways.

At the height of Jim Crow, a white American boy watches a baseball game that pits their town's Black and white residents against one another. When the white side begins to inflict harm on the Black team in order to win, the boy witnesses the violent reality of racism for the first time.

In the mid-20th century, a young white boy comes to understand the complexities of interracial relationships as he witnesses the mix of hostility and affection that members of his mother's side of the family feel towards one of her Black friends from high school.

Through conversations with his great-great aunt, a man learns the history of a formerly enslaved family matriarch. His brother’s recent arrest gains new meaning as he learns more about his ancestors.

After a global nuclear war on Earth, white man rockets over to a community of Black expatriates living on Mars and begs them to take in the remaining survivors. A Black resident convinces his town they need to prevent racism by segregating any white newcomers, but his wife implores him to think of their common humanity.