The Mountains We Call Home

Cussy and Jackson Lovett have violated the miscegenation laws in 1953 Kentucky. Jackson is white and Cussy is a Blue Fugate, commonly known as the Blue People of Kentucky due to a rare genetic blood disorder called methemoglobinemia. They are both sentenced to prison and their daughter, Honey, who is now 16, is left on her own. Heartbroken, there is only…