This multi-generational epic follows a young African American woman, Ailey Pearl Garfield, as she navigates her identity by digging into her family's deep roots in the American South. Intertwining historical ancestral "songs" with her own coming-of-age journey from the 1980s onwards, the story explores the complex legacy of Indigenous, Black, and white lineage. It details a long history of resilience against trauma, systemic oppression, and racism reaching back across centuries.