Why

Why is an epic story, 1838-1863, chronicling the lives of two sisters, one White, the other Black, both born in 1847, three days apart, on Virginia's wealthy Rosewood Plantation. The White sister is the child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Billings, master and mistress of Rosewood, one of the richest cotton plantations in the state of Virginia. The Black girl is the issue of the mating of Henry Billings, the master of the Rosewood Plantation, and one of his female Black slaves.

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